G.O. (D) No. 286, Place and Date for Conducting Jallikattu in Sivagangai District, 2022
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department issued Government Order (D) No. 286 on 6th May 2022, notifying that Jallikattu may be conducted at Thiruppuvanam Pudur in Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District, on 8th May 2022. The event was subject to Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, government norms 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 Government Order (D) No. 286 on 6th May 2022. Through notification No. II(2)/AHDFFW/332(d)/2022, the Governor of Tamil Nadu notified one place and date where Jallikattu could be conducted in Sivagangai District.
The notification was made under clause (dd) of section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017.
Notified place and date
Government Order (D) No. 286 identifies the following event location and date:
- District: Sivagangai District.
- Taluk: Thiruppuvanam Taluk.
- Village or place: Thiruppuvanam Pudur.
- Permitted date: 8th May 2022.
The Gazette heading refers generally to places in Sivagangai District where Jallikattu, Vadamadu or Manjuvirattu may be conducted. The listed entry specifically states that Jallikattu may be conducted at Thiruppuvanam Pudur on the notified date.
Conditions attached to the event
The permission recorded in Government Order (D) No. 286 was conditional. Conduct of the event had to comply with:
- Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of Covid-19.
- Norms specified in Government Order (Ms.) No. 27 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 10th January 2022.
- Norms specified in Government Letter No. 292/AH3/2022-2 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, dated 10th January 2022.
- Restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time.
Who it affects
Government Order (D) No. 286 directly concerns the conduct of the notified Jallikattu event, including those organising or participating in it. It does not contain provisions changing land ownership, land classification, planning permission or property rights. Its effect is limited to notifying the stated place and date for the event, subject to the listed public health and disaster management conditions.
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Common questions
Where was Jallikattu permitted under this notification?
Jallikattu was notified for Thiruppuvanam Pudur in Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.
On what date could the notified Jallikattu be conducted?
The notified date was 8th May 2022.
Was the permission subject to Covid-19 restrictions?
Yes. The event had to follow the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, the specified government norms and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Does Government Order (D) No. 286 change land ownership or land classification?
No land ownership, land classification, planning permission or property rights provisions appear in the notification. It only identifies a place and date for conducting Jallikattu subject to stated conditions.
