The Supreme Court junked the petition seeking ban on the bull-taming festival of Jallikattu during a hearing on Wednesday. “We won’t stop Jallikattu,” the top court said and asked the petitioners to approach the High Court. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea against the Madras High Court order that had allowed Jallikattu festival to be conducted in some regions under the supervision of monitoring committees.

The Supreme Court junked the petition seeking ban on the bull-taming festival of Jallikattu during a hearing on Wednesday. “We won’t stop Jallikattu,” the top court said and asked the petitioners to approach the High Court. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea against the Madras High Court order that had allowed Jallikattu festival to be conducted in some regions under the supervision of monitoring committees.