Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu / Manjuviratu / Erudhu Vidum Vizha
The Government of Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department issued G.O. (D) No. 118 on 12th March 2020, notifying three villages where Jallikattu, Manjuviratu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha could be conducted from 17th to 31st March 2020. The notification concerns permission for these events and does not contain provisions changing land ownership, classification or property rights.
What the notification does
The Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu / Manjuviratu / Erudhu Vidum Vizha notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary by the Government of Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department. It records G.O. (D) No. 118, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 12th March 2020.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu notified that Jallikattu, Manjuviratu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha may be conducted at the listed places from 17th to 31st March 2020. The legal basis stated is clause (dd) of section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017.
Places covered
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department notification covers the following villages and taluks:
- A. Vellodu village, Dindigul East taluk, Dindigul district.
- Konnaipatti village, Ponnamaravathi taluk, Pudukottai district.
- Mallapalli village, Natrampalli taluk, Tirupathur district.
No other villages, taluks or districts are listed in the supplied notification.
Who it affects
The Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu / Manjuviratu / Erudhu Vidum Vizha notification is relevant to people conducting or participating in the named events in the listed villages during the notified period. It may also be relevant to residents or landholders seeking to confirm whether their village appears in the Gazette list.
The notification identifies villages and taluks, but it does not identify a survey number, individual property, event ground or particular parcel of land. It also does not state that private land may be entered or used for an event.
Property implications
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department notification does not:
- transfer or acquire land;
- alter land ownership or classification;
- approve a layout, building or change of land use;
- create a property charge or restriction; or
- name any property owner.
For a property buyer or owner, the document only confirms that the specified type of event could be conducted in the listed village during the stated March 2020 period. It does not provide evidence of title, possession or permission to use a particular property.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect ownership of land in the listed villages?
No land ownership change is stated. The notification only lists villages where Jallikattu, Manjuviratu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha could be conducted during the notified period.
Which villages are covered by the notification?
The listed villages are A. Vellodu in Dindigul East taluk, Konnaipatti in Ponnamaravathi taluk, and Mallapalli in Natrampalli taluk.
What dates were authorised for the events?
The notification states that the events may be conducted from 17th to 31st March 2020.
Does the notification identify a survey number or specific event site?
No. It gives village and taluk names but does not identify survey numbers, property owners or particular parcels of land.
