Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu / Vadamadu / Manjuviratu under Clause (dd) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, through G.O. (D) No. 111 dated 25th February 2021 and G.O. (D) No. 117 dated 25th February 2021, notified specified places and periods for conducting Jallikattu, Vadamadu and Manjuviratu in Sivagangai and Tiruchirappalli districts. The notifications regulate these events and contain no provisions concerning land ownership, transfer, planning or development.
What the notifications do
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department published two notifications in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary. 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 particular villages and periods in which specified traditional events may be conducted.
The notifications provide permission only for the event types, locations and periods listed. They do not set out land ownership requirements, property rights, planning controls or development conditions.
G.O. (D) No. 111 dated 25th February 2021
G.O. (D) No. 111, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 25th February 2021, permits Jallikattu, Vadamadu and Manjuviratu to be conducted from 12th to 31st March 2021 at the following places in Sivagangai district:
- Nedumaram (General), Thiruppathur taluk.
- Nedumaram (Adi Dravidar), Thiruppathur taluk.
The notification does not assign a separate event type or individual date to either village. It states the permitted event categories and the overall period applicable to the listed places.
G.O. (D) No. 117 dated 25th February 2021
G.O. (D) No. 117, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 25th February 2021, permits Jallikattu to be conducted from 1st to 10th March 2021 at:
- Pallappatti (Alunthur), Srirangam taluk, Tiruchirappalli district.
Unlike the Sivagangai notification, the Tiruchirappalli notification names only Jallikattu and does not include Vadamadu or Manjuviratu.
Who is affected
The notifications are relevant to event organisers, participants, local authorities and people in or near the named villages during the notified periods. Property buyers, owners and land professionals are not given any new land related duty or right by these notifications. The document contains no rule about the sale, registration, classification, use or development of property.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change land ownership or land use in the listed villages?
No land ownership, transfer, classification, planning or development provision appears in the notifications. They only identify places and periods for specified traditional events.
Where were Jallikattu, Vadamadu and Manjuviratu permitted in Sivagangai district?
G.O. (D) No. 111 dated 25th February 2021 lists Nedumaram (General) and Nedumaram (Adi Dravidar), both in Thiruppathur taluk, for the period from 12th to 31st March 2021.
What event was permitted at Pallappatti (Alunthur)?
G.O. (D) No. 117 dated 25th February 2021 permits Jallikattu at Pallappatti (Alunthur), Srirangam taluk, Tiruchirappalli district, from 1st to 10th March 2021.
Did the notifications permit these events throughout Sivagangai and Tiruchirappalli districts?
No. The notifications identify only the listed villages and taluks, together with specific periods during March 2021.
