Places and Dates for Conducting Erudhu Vidum Vizha / Jallikattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, issued G.O. (D) Nos. 134, 135, 136, 137 and 138, dated 4 March 2022, permitting Erudhu Vidum Vizha or Jallikattu at specified places on specified dates in March 2022. The events were subject to Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, government norms and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
What the notifications do
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department notifications permit Jallikattu, or Erudhu Vidum Vizha, only at the listed places and on the listed dates. They were issued under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017.
The notifications concern permission to conduct these events. They do not set out any change to land ownership, title, classification or development rights.
Places and dates
The notified event details are:
- Nallamanaickenpatti village, East Dindigul taluk, on 6 March 2022, under G.O. (D) No. 134.
- Pillamanaickenpatti village, East Dindigul taluk, on 9 March 2022, under G.O. (D) No. 135.
- Pugayilaipatti village, East Dindigul taluk, on 16 March 2022, under G.O. (D) No. 136.
- Ramapuram village, Anaicut taluk, on 9 March 2022, under G.O. (D) No. 137.
- Vanjur village, Katpadi taluk, on 14 March 2022, under G.O. (D) No. 137.
- Naganadhi village, Vellore taluk, on 16 March 2022, under G.O. (D) No. 137.
- A further event on 18 March 2022 is shown in the supplied table with Anaicut and Kottavoor listed in the village and taluk columns respectively, under G.O. (D) No. 138.
Conditions for conducting events
Every permitted event was subject to the following conditions:
- Compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of Covid-19.
- Compliance with the norms in G.O. (Ms.) No. 27 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 10 January 2022.
- Compliance with Government Letter No. 292/AH3/2022-2 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, dated 10 January 2022.
- Compliance with restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time.
Who may be affected
Event organisers, participants and persons responsible for the listed venues needed to follow the stated conditions. Property buyers or owners are not given any new land right or restriction by these notifications, although owners or occupiers of a listed event location may have had a practical interest in the authorised event.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change the ownership or classification of land?
No land ownership, title, classification or development change is stated. The notifications permit Erudhu Vidum Vizha or Jallikattu at specified places and dates.
Could Jallikattu be held anywhere under these notifications?
No. Permission was limited to the places and March 2022 dates listed in the notifications.
Were Covid-19 controls compulsory for the notified events?
Yes. The events were subject to Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, specified government norms and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Which Dindigul locations were notified?
Nallamanaickenpatti, Pillamanaickenpatti and Pugayilaipatti in East Dindigul taluk were notified for events on 6, 9 and 16 March 2022 respectively.
