A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph also upheld the validity of the Maharashtra law allowing bullock-cart races. Jallikattu is a bull-taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal festival. <br />'' <br />'' The bench, also comprising justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and C T Ravikumar, delivered its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra laws allowing Jallikattu and bullock-cart races. Supreme Court also allowed the validity of similar laws framed by the Karnataka governments allowing sports involving animals. <br />'' <br />'' Saying that Jallikattu has been going on for the last few centuries, the apex court dismissed all the pleas challenging the validity of states' laws allowing bull-taming sport Jallikattu and bullock cart races.