G.O. (D) No. 18, Place and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu, 2020
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, through Government Order (D) Number 18, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 13 January 2020, published a notification by the Governor of Tamil Nadu permitting Jallikattu from 19 January to 31 January 2020 at a specified place. The supplied text does not identify that place or its taluk.
What the notification does
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department issued Government Order (D) Number 18, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 13 January 2020. Through the notification, the Governor of Tamil Nadu permitted Jallikattu to be conducted from 19 January to 31 January 2020 at a place intended to be listed in the notification.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 13 January 2020 as Notification Number II(2)/AHDF/39(f)/2020.
Legal basis
Government Order (D) Number 18 relies on clause (dd) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (Central Act 59 of 1960), as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act 1 of 2017).
The operative provision states that Jallikattu may be conducted during the notified period at the place specified in the notification.
Key provisions
- Jallikattu was permitted from 19 January to 31 January 2020.
- Permission was limited to the place intended to be specified in the notification.
- The notification was issued by the Governor of Tamil Nadu through the Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department.
- The supplied text shows headings referring to a village and taluk, but it does not provide the village name or taluk name.
- The notification concerns the conduct of Jallikattu. It does not contain provisions about land ownership, registration, planning permission, land classification or change of land use.
Who should check it
Government Order (D) Number 18 is relevant to anyone seeking to confirm whether Jallikattu was permitted at a particular village or taluk during the stated January 2020 period. Because the supplied text does not include the named location, it cannot by itself confirm that a particular property, village or taluk was the authorised venue.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect ownership or classification of my land?
The notification contains no provision about land ownership, registration, planning permission, land classification or change of land use. It concerns permission to conduct Jallikattu during a stated period.
When did the notification permit Jallikattu?
It permitted Jallikattu from 19 January to 31 January 2020.
Which village and taluk were covered?
The supplied text does not provide the village or taluk name, although it indicates that a place was to be specified.
Which department issued the notification?
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department issued Government Order (D) Number 18, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 13 January 2020.
