Place and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu under Clause (dd) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (4 Ex II 2 v2)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, issued G.O. (D) No. 1, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 2 January 2020, notifying that Jallikattu could be conducted from 18 January to 31 January 2020 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended in Tamil Nadu in 2017. Although the notification refers to a place specified in a table, the published page does not contain the name of any village or taluk.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, issued G.O. (D) No. 1, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 2 January 2020. Through the notification, the Governor of Tamil Nadu stated that Jallikattu could be conducted from 18 January to 31 January 2020 at a place intended to be specified in the notification.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 2 January 2020 as No. II(2)/AHDF/12(c)/2020.
Legal basis
The Jallikattu notification was made under clause (dd) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, identified in the text as Central Act 59 of 1960. The notification also refers to the amendment made by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017, identified as Act 1 of 2017.
Key provisions are:
- Jallikattu was notified as permitted during the period from 18 January to 31 January 2020.
- The notification states that the event may be conducted at the place specified below its operative text.
- The table has headings for the name of the village and the name of the taluk.
- No village or taluk name appears in the table on the supplied published page.
Who it affects
The notification concerns people and authorities involved in conducting Jallikattu during the stated period. Because the supplied page does not identify a village or taluk, it does not establish from its visible contents which particular locality was covered.
Relevance to property and land
G.O. (D) No. 1, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 2 January 2020, does not contain provisions about land ownership, sale, registration, planning, development or change of land use. A property buyer or owner cannot use the supplied page to identify an affected parcel or locality because no village, taluk or property details are printed in the table.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect ownership or use of my land?
The notification contains no provision about land ownership, property transactions, planning or change of land use. It only concerns the conduct of Jallikattu during the stated period.
When could Jallikattu be conducted under this notification?
The notification states that Jallikattu could be conducted from 18 January to 31 January 2020.
Which village and taluk were covered?
The supplied published page includes table headings for a village and taluk, but no village or taluk name is shown.
Which government department issued the notification?
The notification was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, as G.O. (D) No. 1, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 2 January 2020.
