Places and Dates for Conducting Vadamadu Manjuverattu Eruthuvidum Vizha Jallikattu
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, issued G.O. (D) No. 274, G.O. (D) No. 275, G.O. (D) No. 276, G.O. (D) No. 277 and G.O. (D) No. 278, all dated 29 April 2022, notifying specific places and dates where Vadamadu, Manjuverattu, Eruthu Vidum Vizha or Jallikattu could be conducted. The notifications concern animal events at the listed locations and do not state that land ownership, land use, boundaries or property rights are changed.
What the notifications do
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department notifications identify particular villages where Vadamadu, Manjuverattu, Eruthu Vidum Vizha or Jallikattu could be conducted on specified dates. They were issued 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 and locations are:
- G.O. (D) No. 274 permitted Vadamadu, Manjuverattu or Jallikattu at Sirumarudur village, Devakottai taluk, Sivagangai district, on 5 May 2022.
- G.O. (D) No. 276 permitted Vadamadu, Manjuverattu or Jallikattu at Nallendal village, Kalayarkoil taluk, on 4 May 2022.
- G.O. (D) No. 275 permitted Jallikattu at Natarajapuram village, Thiruverumbur taluk, on 7 May 2022.
- G.O. (D) No. 277 permitted Eruthu Vidum Vizha or Jallikattu at Latheri village, K.V. Kuppam taluk, Vellore district, on 4 May 2022.
- G.O. (D) No. 278 permitted Jallikattu at Kumizhankuzhi village, Udayarpalayam taluk, on 16 May 2022.
Conditions for conducting the events
G.O. (D) Nos. 274 to 278 required organisers to follow the Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of Covid-19. They also required compliance with the norms in G.O. (Ms.) No. 27 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 10 January 2022, and Government Letter No. 292/AH3/2022-2 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, dated 10 January 2022.
Organisers also had to follow restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time.
Who is affected
G.O. (D) Nos. 274 to 278 directly affected organisers and participants planning the listed animal events at the named villages on the specified dates. Residents and property users near those locations may have been practically affected by the events, but the notifications do not create or alter any land title, planning permission, land classification, boundary or permanent right to use property.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change ownership or land use at the listed villages?
No such change is stated. The notifications only identify places and dates for specified animal events, subject to operating procedures and disaster management restrictions.
Which notified event was in Vellore district?
G.O. (D) No. 277 notified Eruthu Vidum Vizha or Jallikattu at Latheri village, K.V. Kuppam taluk, Vellore district, on 4 May 2022.
Could an organiser conduct Jallikattu on any date under these notifications?
No. Each notification specifies a particular village and date, ranging from 4 May 2022 to 16 May 2022.
What Covid-19 conditions applied to the notified events?
Organisers had to follow the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, the cited government order and letter dated 10 January 2022, and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
