Places and Dates for Conducting Eruthu Vidum Vizha / Jallikattu in certain Districts and Indian Stamp Act notifications
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, dated 15 March 2023, published notifications from the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department and the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department. It permits Eruthu Vidum Vizha and Jallikattu at specified places and dates in named districts, subject to Standard Operating Procedures, disaster management restrictions and insurance conditions, and it also fixes or amends consolidated stamp duty amounts for certain insurance policy issuers under the Indian Stamp Act.
What this gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, dated 15 March 2023, carries multiple public notifications. In the pages provided, the main items are from the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department and the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department.
For the public, these notifications do two different things.
- They officially allow Eruthu Vidum Vizha or Jallikattu in specified villages on specified dates.
- They set consolidated stamp duty amounts, or amend an earlier notification, for certain insurance companies issuing policies.
Jallikattu and Eruthu Vidum Vizha notifications
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department issued Government Order numbers G.O.(D) No. 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 106 and 107, dated 16 February 2023, 17 February 2023 and 20 February 2023.
These notifications say the Governor of Tamil Nadu permits events in the following districts and places:
- Krishnagiri District, Hosur Taluk, Kelavarapalli on 22.02.2023
- Krishnagiri District, Hosur Taluk, Kudisettulu on 28.02.2023
- Krishnagiri District, Shoolagiri Taluk, Muthukurukki on 02.03.2023
- Sivagangai District, Devakottai Taluk, Sirugai on 19.02.2023
- Sivagangai District, Devakottai Taluk, Irumathi on 20.02.2023
- Sivagangai District, Karaikudi Taluk, Athangudi on 28.02.2023
- Salem District, Gangavalli Taluk, Nagiyampatti on 19.02.2023
- Pudukkottai District, Aranthangi Taluk, Silatoor on 19.02.2023
- Tiruchirappalli District, Manapparai Taluk, Periya Anaikaraipatti on 18.02.2023
- Pudukkottai District, Kulathur Taluk, Letchumananpatti on 25.02.2023
- Pudukkottai District, Karambakkudi Taluk, Mangottai on 26.02.2023
- Pudukkottai District, Pudukottai Taluk, Thiruvappoor (Kavinadu) on 26.02.2023
- Tiruchirappalli District, Thuraiyur Taluk, T. Mangappatti Pudur on 22.02.2023
Key conditions mentioned in the gazette are:
- the events must follow the Standard Operating Procedures in Government D.O. Letters No.3813954/AH3/2022-1, dated 29.12.2022, and No.3813954/AH3/2022-5, dated 02.02.2023
- the events must follow restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time
- insurance for spectators and participants, or in some notifications spectators, must be taken as stated in the notification
Insurance policy stamp duty notifications
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued Government Order numbers G.O.(Rt.) No. 81, 82, 84, 87 and 88, dated 22 February 2023, 23 February 2023, 24 February 2023 and 28 February 2023.
These notifications affect insurers named in the gazette, not ordinary property owners directly.
They provide consolidated duty under the Indian Stamp Act for:
- United India Insurance Company Limited, Regional Office, Coimbatore, for the period from 01.04.2023 to 31.03.2024
- New India Assurance Company Limited, Alwarpet Divisional Office and Teynampet Branch Office, for the period from 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2023
- New India Assurance Company Limited, Rani Seethai Hall, Chennai, towards a Marine Hull policy for the period from 24.01.2023 to 23.01.2024
- Cholamandalam Ms General Insurance Company Limited, Chennai, for the period from 24-02-2023 to 31-05-2023
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department also amended an earlier notification for Life Insurance Corporation of India, P&GS Unit, Divisional Office, Thanjavur. The amendment changes the expression 31-03-2023 to 31-03-2024 in Notification No. II(2)/CTR/93/2022 published in Gazette No. 8 dated 23.02.2022.
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Common questions
Does this gazette affect land ownership or property title in Tamil Nadu?
The pages provided do not deal with land ownership or title. They cover permission for Jallikattu or Eruthu Vidum Vizha in named places and stamp duty notifications relating to insurance policy issuers.
Were Jallikattu events officially permitted in any districts in this gazette?
Yes. The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department notified events in Krishnagiri, Sivagangai, Salem, Pudukkottai and Tiruchirappalli districts, at the specific villages and dates listed in the gazette.
What conditions were attached to the Jallikattu and Eruthu Vidum Vizha permissions?
The notifications require adherence to the Standard Operating Procedures in the Government D.O. Letters cited in the gazette, compliance with restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities, and insurance cover as stated in each notification.
Was any earlier notification amended in these pages?
Yes. The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, by Government Order G.O.(Rt.) No. 87, dated 24 February 2023, amended Notification No. II(2)/CTR/93/2022 for Life Insurance Corporation of India, P&GS Unit, Divisional Office, Thanjavur, by substituting 31-03-2024 for 31-03-2023.
