Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu / Vadamadu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, issued G.O. (D) No. 78 and G.O. (D) No. 79 on 16 February 2022 to permit specified Jallikattu and Vadamadu events at Mukkalnaichenpatti and Valaramanickam. The events were permitted only on the notified dates and were subject to Covid-19 procedures, government norms and restrictions imposed by State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
What the notifications govern
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department published two notifications under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017. The Governor of Tamil Nadu notified the places and dates on which Jallikattu or Vadamadu could be conducted.
The notifications gave permission for particular events on particular dates. They did not provide a general or continuing permission to conduct such events at those places.
Places and dates notified
G.O. (D) No. 78, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare (AH3), dated 16 February 2022, notified:
- Jallikattu at Mukkalnaichenpatti village in Dharmapuri Taluk.
- The permitted date was 16 February 2022.
G.O. (D) No. 79, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare (AH3), dated 16 February 2022, notified:
- Vadamadu or Jallikattu at Valaramanickam village in Tirumayam Taluk.
- The permitted date was 17 February 2022.
Conditions attached to the events
Both government orders made permission subject to public health and disaster management controls. The key requirements were:
- Compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of Covid-19.
- Compliance with norms specified in the government order and government letter referred to in the notifications.
- Compliance with restrictions announced by State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time.
The notifications do not reproduce the detailed procedures or restrictions within the supplied text.
Who is affected
The notifications directly concern persons conducting or participating in the listed Jallikattu and Vadamadu events, as well as authorities responsible for applying the stated conditions. Their effect is limited to the named villages, taluks and dates.
The notifications do not change land ownership, land classification, planning permission, registration rights or property boundaries. A property buyer or owner would be affected only in the practical sense that one of the notified events was permitted in the relevant village on the specified date.
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Common questions
Did the notifications permit Jallikattu anywhere in Tamil Nadu?
No. They permitted events only at Mukkalnaichenpatti in Dharmapuri Taluk on 16 February 2022 and at Valaramanickam in Tirumayam Taluk on 17 February 2022.
Was Vadamadu permitted at Valaramanickam?
Yes. G.O. (D) No. 79 permitted Vadamadu or Jallikattu at Valaramanickam village in Tirumayam Taluk on 17 February 2022, subject to the stated conditions.
Did the event permissions have Covid-19 conditions?
Yes. The events had to follow Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, the referenced government norms and restrictions announced by State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Do these notifications change property or land rights?
No land ownership, classification, registration, planning or boundary change is stated. The notifications only identify places and dates for conducting the specified events.
