Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as Amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017 (115 Ex II 2 v2)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, issued G.O. (D) Nos. 117, 118, 119, 120, 121 and 122 on 26th March 2018, notifying the places and date ranges in which Jallikattu may be conducted. G.O. (D) No. 121 partially supersedes Notification No. II(2)/AHDF/204(a-2)/2018 dated 1st March 2018 for Kulasekarankottai in Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District.
What the notifications do
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, issued G.O. (D) Nos. 117, 118, 119, 120, 121 and 122 on 26th March 2018. Acting 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 specified places and periods for conducting Jallikattu.
The notifications affect persons seeking to conduct Jallikattu in the listed villages. They do not contain provisions changing land ownership, classification or development rights.
Places notified from 1st to 30th April 2018
G.O. (D) Nos. 117, 118, 120, 121 and 122 permit Jallikattu during this period at the following places:
- Thuvakkudi, Thiruverumbur Taluk.
- Periya Alampatti, Srirangam Taluk.
- Kandramanikam and Mahibalanpatti, Thiruppathur Taluk, Sivagangai District.
- Kottur, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District.
- Poolambadi, Kadambur and Thondamandhurai, Veppenthattai Taluk, Perambalur District.
- Kulasekarankottai, Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District.
- Kulamangalam, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai District.
- Pappinaickanpatti, Mangalrevu and A. Krishnapuram, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District.
- Karadikkal and S. Valaiyapatti, Thirumangalam Taluk, Madurai District.
- Pottulupatti and Vikramangalam, Usilampatti Taluk, Madurai District.
Pudukottai District period
G.O. (D) No. 119, dated 26th March 2018, permits Jallikattu from 30th March 2018 to 10th April 2018 at Thenimalai in Ponnamaravathi Taluk, Pudukottai District.
Partial supersession
G.O. (D) No. 121 partially supersedes Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department Notification No. II(2)/AHDF/204(a-2)/2018, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 1st March 2018. It notifies Kulasekarankottai in Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District, for Jallikattu from 1st to 30th April 2018.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change ownership or permitted development of land?
No land ownership, classification or development change is stated. The notifications identify only the places and periods in which Jallikattu may be conducted.
When could Jallikattu be conducted at most of the listed places?
Most listed places were notified for the period from 1st to 30th April 2018.
What period applied to Thenimalai in Ponnamaravathi Taluk?
G.O. (D) No. 119 permitted Jallikattu at Thenimalai from 30th March 2018 to 10th April 2018.
Was the earlier notification for Kulasekarankottai replaced?
G.O. (D) No. 121 partially superseded Notification No. II(2)/AHDF/204(a-2)/2018 dated 1st March 2018 and notified Kulasekarankottai for the period from 1st to 30th April 2018.
