Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu / Vadamadu / Manju Verattu / Eruthu Vidum Vizha
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, issued G.O. (D) Nos. 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271 and 272, all dated 27 April 2022, notifying places and dates where Jallikattu, Vadamadu, Manju Verattu or Eruthu Vidum Vizha may be conducted. The events were subject to Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, specified government directions and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
What the notifications govern
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department notifications authorise specified traditional bull events at listed villages on particular dates. The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the notifications under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017.
The notified events include Jallikattu, Vadamadu, Manju Verattu, Manjuvirattu and Eruthu Vidum Vizha. Permission is limited to the places and dates listed in the Gazette.
Notified places and dates
The Gazette contains the following village entries:
- Sembanur, Karaikudi Taluk, 1 May 2022.
- Ulipuram, Gangavalli Taluk, 29 April 2022.
- Seemanur, Kulathur Taluk, 28 April 2022.
- K. Udaiyapatti, Manapparai Taluk, 29 April 2022.
- Ammanpatti, Tiruchuli Taluk, 19 May 2022.
- Chinnaponneri, Hamlet of Ponneri, Tirupattur Taluk in Tirupattur District, 28 April 2022.
- Saanagkuppam, Ambur Taluk in Tirupattur District, 30 April 2022.
The Gazette also identifies Virudhunagar District in connection with the notification for 19 May 2022.
Conditions attached to the events
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department notifications require compliance with:
- Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of Covid-19.
- Norms specified in the government order and government letter referred to in the notifications.
- Restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time.
The Gazette does not reproduce the detailed Standard Operating Procedures or the contents of the referenced government directions.
Who may be affected
The notifications are directly relevant to organisers and participants of the listed events because they identify where and when the events may be conducted and impose compliance conditions. Residents, owners or buyers dealing with property near a listed event location may use the Gazette to confirm that an event was officially notified for that village and date.
The notifications do not describe any acquisition, transfer, classification or change in ownership of land. They concern permission for specified events rather than property title or land use rights.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change ownership or classification of land in the listed villages?
No land ownership, acquisition, transfer or classification change is described. The notifications identify places and dates for specified traditional bull events.
Could Jallikattu be held anywhere under these notifications?
No. The notifications permit the relevant events only at the specified villages and on the listed dates.
What conditions applied to the notified events?
The events had to follow Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, the government directions referred to in the notifications, and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Which Tamil Nadu department issued these notifications?
The notifications were issued by the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
