जल्लीकट्टू और सुप्रीम कोर्ट की सुनवाई

Judging jallikattu

what is Jallikattu

1 in the simplest of terms, is a sport conducted as part of Mattu Pongal, the third day of the four-day-long harvest festival Pongal. 

2 The Tamil word 'mattu' means bull, and the third day of Pongal is dedicated to cattle, a key partner in the process of farming.

3  Bulls get more importance over cows for bulls help farmers to plough their field, pull their cart loaded with goods, and inseminate cows, in turn resulting in production of milk, offspring and preserving indigenous species.

Why in news ?

1 सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने जल्लीकट्टू, कंबाला और बैलगाड़ी दौड़ की इजाजत देने वाले कानूनों की संवैधानिकता पर तमिलनाडु, कर्नाटक और महाराष्ट्र सरकार को बड़ी राहत दी. सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने तमिलनाडु संशोधन अधिनियम, महाराष्ट्र अधिनियम, कर्नाटक अधिनियम पर कहा कि राज्य के तीनों अधिनियम वैध हैं. सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने कहा जल्लीकट्टू, बैलगाड़ी दौड़ कानून वैध हैं. राज्यों को कानून के तहत पशुओं की सुरक्षा और सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करने के निर्देश है.

2 Verdict upholds cultural sentiment

 but animal rights, human safety matter too

A rural sport seen by courts for years as one inflicting कारण cruelty on animals has now received judicial imprimatur.

3  An upsurge in popular support for jallikattu led to legislative changes in early 2017, exempting छूट दिया गया it from the rigours of the law against animal cruelty.

4  Six years after the amendments ended a Court-ordered ban, the Supreme Court has upheld the changes made by the Tamil Nadu Assembly, as well as the cultural sentiment behind jallikattu, a traditional sport in which men try to control raging bulls.

 There has been an endless conflict between activists and proponents of the game

which culminated in a 2014 Court judgment banning the sport. 

The activists argue that any sport involving a physical contest between man and bull violates animal rights, 

while the other saying that no one should stop something that is part of the State’s tradition and culture. 

The State government responded to the ban 

by amending the central Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, in its application to the State, and obtained the President’s assent.

 A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has now settled the issue, ruling in favour of jallikattu as a cultural event.

सुनवाई

1 The verdict of the five-judge Bench is anchored to two key findings. 

2 That the fresh regulations minimise the game’s potential for cruelty and pain formed the basis for the 2014 judgment.

3 . Second, the Court has accepted the legislature’s view that jallikattu is a sport conducted every year to follow tradition and culture. 

4 It has accepted the legislature’s wisdom on what constitutes cultural heritage, holding that the Court cannot embark on such an inquiry. 

5 अंतरराष्ट्रीय कानून को कमजोर नही किया 

However, it does not mean the Court has in any way diluted the part of the earlier Bench’s verdict reading into Indian law the full import of international rules in favour of animal rights. 

खतरे और निपटारा

 This means organisers as well as the respective governments, still bear the burden to prevent infliction of pain and cruelty on animals. 

These sports also pose an undeniable hazard to humans too; to the participants mainly, but sometimes spectators दर्शकों too. 

It may be time for organisers to mandate protective gear for the participants and strictly enforce rules for proper barricades to keep spectators safe. 

Cultural assertion, and kindness to animals and adherence to safety norms need not be mutually exclusive.

source the Hindu