G.O. (D) No. 157, Place and Date for Conducting Erudhu Vidum Vizha / Jallikattu, 2022
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department issued G.O. (D) No. 157 on 14 March 2022, notifying that Erudhu Vidum Vizha/Jallikattu could be conducted at Gemmankuppam village in K.V. Kuppam Taluk on 15 March 2022. The event was subject to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures, specified government directions and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
What the notification does
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department issued G.O. (D) No. 157 on 14 March 2022. 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 a particular place and date where Erudhu Vidum Vizha/Jallikattu could be conducted.
The permission identified in the notification was limited to Gemmankuppam village in K.V. Kuppam Taluk on 15 March 2022. The Gazette does not announce a continuing or statewide permission.
Who it affected
G.O. (D) No. 157 directly concerned the organisers, participants, officials and authorities involved in the Erudhu Vidum Vizha/Jallikattu proposed at Gemmankuppam on the notified date. Compliance also involved the State and District Disaster Management Authorities because their restrictions had to be followed.
For property buyers and owners, the notification identifies Gemmankuppam only as the location of the event. It does not contain provisions about ownership, sale, registration, title, planning permission, land classification or change of land use.
Key provisions
- Erudhu Vidum Vizha/Jallikattu could be conducted on 15 March 2022.
- The notified village was Gemmankuppam.
- The notified taluk was K.V. Kuppam.
- Conduct of the event was subject to the Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
- Organisers had to follow the norms specified in G.O. (Ms.) No. 27 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 10 January 2022.
- Organisers also had to follow Government Letter No. 292/AH3/2022-2 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, dated 10 January 2022.
- Restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time also applied.
Legal basis and publication
G.O. (D) No. 157 cites clause (dd) of section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Tamil Nadu amendment enacted in 2017. The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 14 March 2022.
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Common questions
Where and when was the Jallikattu event permitted?
The notification permitted Erudhu Vidum Vizha/Jallikattu at Gemmankuppam village in K.V. Kuppam Taluk on 15 March 2022.
Was the event permission unconditional?
No. The event was subject to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures, the cited government directions and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Does the notification change the ownership or land use of property in Gemmankuppam?
The notification does not contain any provision changing property ownership, title, land classification or land use. It identifies Gemmankuppam as the place where the event could be conducted on the notified date.
Did the notification permit Jallikattu throughout Tamil Nadu?
No. The notification lists only Gemmankuppam village in K.V. Kuppam Taluk and the date 15 March 2022.
