Confine jallikattu to 1 month, suggests HC

  • | Monday | 18th February, 2019

As a result, there are two committees there.When the petition came up for hearing, the court expressed displeasure at jallikattu events being held every month and orally observed that such events hindered work of police and district administration. The petitioner contended that the committee which conducted the event last year indulged in mismanagement and subsequently a new committee was formed this year. MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Monday suggested that the Tamil Nadu government consider conducting jallikattu events in the Tamil month of Thai alone (from mid-January to mid-February).A division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice S S Sundar made the suggestion in response to a petition by P Balamurugan of Palaganatham.Balamurugan, an advocate, moved the court seeking a direction to the authorities to constitute a committee to conduct a jallikattu event at Palaganatham, slated for the end of February.

MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Monday suggested that the Tamil Nadu government consider conducting jallikattu events in the Tamil month of Thai alone (from mid-January to mid-February).A division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice S S Sundar made the suggestion in response to a petition by P Balamurugan of Palaganatham.Balamurugan, an advocate, moved the court seeking a direction to the authorities to constitute a committee to conduct a jallikattu event at Palaganatham, slated for the end of February. The petitioner contended that the committee which conducted the event last year indulged in mismanagement and subsequently a new committee was formed this year. As a result, there are two committees there.When the petition came up for hearing, the court expressed displeasure at jallikattu events being held every month and orally observed that such events hindered work of police and district administration.

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