more-inThe Tamil Nadu specific ordinance to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960 provides an exemption to jallikattu by bypassing the provision in the parent law that deals with restrictions on 'performing animals'. After the Supreme Court gave its verdict against jallikattu in May 2014, the Centre, through an executive order in January 2016, sought to provide an exemption for the conduct of the event. They are: Sections 2 (definitions), 3 (duties of persons having charge of animals), 11 (treating animals cruelly), and 27 (exemptions). The new Section will be known as 'saving in respect of jallikattu', which comes under the chapter of 'miscellaneous'. The text of the ordinance, which was promulgated on Saturday and kept virtually confidential, was provided to The Hindu on Monday morning.

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2017 05:58 UTC