Summary:
However, the High Court had advised the complainants to approach the Supreme Court, as the apex court was already seized of the issue. The Bench, however, told the lawyer to move the Madras High Court, asking him why he had directly approached the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court banned the event conducted during Pongal festival and declared it an "inherent act of cruelty" against bulls. In response, the apex court said allegations of "police excess" and jallikattu are two quite different matters. In the case of the former, the High Court, considering it's jurisdiction and proximity, was the best court to hear the complaint against the police..