Priors
Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu, January 2017

Concession

23 Jan 2017

In power
AIADMK — Tamil Nadu
Acted
State government, Tamil Nadu
Under
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 1 of 2017)

The Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Bill, 2017, introduced by the Chief Minister, by a voice vote. It replaced the ordinance and was deemed in force from 21 January 2017. The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette records the President's assent to the Act, Act No. 1 of 2017, on 31 January 2017; Deccan Chronicle had reported the assent on 30 January. [3][4][5][1][2]

Court: A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held on 18 May 2023 that the Tamil Nadu Amendment Act was a valid law and not directly contrary to the 2014 Nagaraja judgment. [4]

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Sources

  1. 1Jallikattu stir turns violent; Bill passedPTI via The Tribune, 24 Jan 2017T5 Secondary
  2. 2Tamil Nadu jallikattu law gets President's nodDeccan Chronicle, 31 Jan 2017T5 SecondaryArchived 31 Jan 2017
  3. 3Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 20 (31 January 2017): Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 1 of 2017)Government of Tamil Nadu (copy hosted by Supreme Court Observer), 31 Jan 2017T1 RecordArchived 5 Dec 2022
  4. 4The Animal Welfare Board of India v. Union of India, W.P. (C) No. 23 of 2016 and batch, judgment of 18 May 2023Supreme Court of India (via Indian Kanoon), Justice Aniruddha Bose (for the Constitution Bench), 18 May 2023T2 CourtArchived 3 Mar 2024
  5. 5Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu assembly passes bill to amend PCA ActThe Times of India, B Sivakumar, 23 Jan 2017T4 ReportArchived 24 Jan 2017