Place and Date for Conducting Jallikattu under Clause (dd) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (221 Ex II 2 v3)
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, through G.O. (D) No. 238 dated 12th April 2022, notified that Jallikattu may be conducted at Rapoosal village in Elupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District, on 13th April 2022. The event was subject to COVID-19 precautions, specified government directions and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
What the notification does
G.O. (D) No. 238, issued by the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department on 12th April 2022, authorised a particular place and date for conducting Jallikattu. The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the notification under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017.
The permission identified only the following event details:
- District: Pudukkottai District.
- Taluk: Elupur.
- Village: Rapoosal.
- Date of Jallikattu: 13th April 2022.
Conditions attached to the event
The Jallikattu at Rapoosal village was permitted subject to compliance with public health and disaster management requirements. The notification required adherence to:
- Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
- Norms specified in G.O. (Ms.) No. 27 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 10th January 2022.
- Directions in Government Letter No. 292/AH3/2022-2 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, dated 10th January 2022.
- Restrictions announced from time to time by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
The notification does not reproduce the detailed procedures, norms or restrictions contained in those referenced directions.
Who may be affected
G.O. (D) No. 238 directly concerned organisers, participants, officials and members of the public connected with the Jallikattu planned at Rapoosal village on 13th April 2022. Compliance authorities responsible for COVID-19 controls and disaster management restrictions were also relevant to the conduct of the event.
Relevance to property matters
G.O. (D) No. 238 identifies Rapoosal village as the location where Jallikattu could be conducted on the specified date. It does not contain provisions changing land ownership, classification, title, boundaries, planning status or rights of transfer. A property buyer or owner would therefore find no land title or land use change recorded in this notification.
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Common questions
Where was Jallikattu permitted under this notification?
It was permitted at Rapoosal village in Elupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District.
On what date could the Rapoosal Jallikattu be conducted?
The notified date was 13th April 2022.
Was the permission unconditional?
No. The event was subject to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures, specified government directions and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Does the notification change ownership or land use in Rapoosal village?
No land ownership or land use change is stated. The notification only identifies the village as the place for conducting Jallikattu on the specified date, subject to stated conditions.
