Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (150 Ex II 2)
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department issued G.O. (D) No. 155, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 24th April 2018, notifying that Jallikattu may be conducted at Viralimalai (Sri Meikannudaiyal Temple), Viralimalai Taluk, Pudukkottai District, from 24th to 30th April 2018. The notification concerns permission for Jallikattu at that place and does not state any change to land ownership, land classification or property rights.
What the notification does
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department issued G.O. (D) No. 155, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 24th April 2018. It was published as Notification No. II(2)/AHDF/370(e)/2018 in Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu notified a specific place and period during which Jallikattu may be conducted. The authority cited 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.
Notified place and period
The notification identifies the following details:
- District: Pudukkottai District.
- Village: Viralimalai.
- Taluk: Viralimalai.
- Place identified with the village: Sri Meikannudaiyal Temple.
- Permitted period: 24th to 30th April 2018.
The wording states that Jallikattu may be conducted during that period at the specified place. It does not provide a general permission for every place in Pudukkottai District or Viralimalai Taluk.
Who may be affected
The notification is relevant to people who organised, conducted, administered or attended Jallikattu at the identified location during the notified dates. It may also be relevant to officials responsible for applying the cited animal cruelty legislation and its Tamil Nadu amendment.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. (D) No. 155, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 24th April 2018, is not presented as a land acquisition, land classification, planning or ownership document. It does not state that any land is transferred, acquired, reserved, converted or otherwise subjected to a property restriction.
Property buyers and owners should therefore read the reference to Viralimalai and Sri Meikannudaiyal Temple as identification of the Jallikattu location. The source text does not create or record title, boundaries, survey details or ownership rights for that place.
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Common questions
Where did the notification allow Jallikattu to be conducted?
It identified Viralimalai (Sri Meikannudaiyal Temple), in Viralimalai Taluk, Pudukkottai District.
For what dates was Jallikattu notified?
Jallikattu was notified as permitted from 24th to 30th April 2018 at the specified place.
Does the notification change ownership or classification of land in Viralimalai?
No such change is stated. The notification identifies a place for conducting Jallikattu and contains no provision transferring, acquiring or reclassifying land.
Which government department issued the notification?
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department issued G.O. (D) No. 155, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 24th April 2018.
