Places and Dates for Jallikattu / Vadamadu / Manjuvirattu / Erudhuvidum Vizha under Clause (dd) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
The Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, through G.O. (D) No. 34 and G.O. (D) No. 37, both dated 27 January 2021, notified places where specified traditional bull events could be conducted from 1 to 28 February 2021. The notifications were issued by the Governor of Tamil Nadu and applied only to the listed villages and taluks during that period.
What the notifications governed
The Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department published two notifications under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017.
G.O. (D) No. 34, dated 27 January 2021, allowed Jallikattu, Vadamadu, Manjuvirattu or Erudhuvidum Vizha to be conducted at specified places from 1 to 28 February 2021. The notification does not identify which particular event type applied to each listed place.
G.O. (D) No. 37, dated 27 January 2021, separately allowed Erudhuvidum Vizha at specified places during the same period.
Places covered by G.O. (D) No. 34
The notified village and taluk combinations included:
- Pugayilaipatti and Pillamanaickenpatti, Dindigul.
- Velampatti and Anakodi, Pochampalli; Baleguli and Karadikuri, Krishnagiri; Orappam, Bargur.
- Venthanpatti, Ponnamaravathi; Thiruppuvanampudur, Thiruppuvanam; Araliparai, Singampunari; Ayyampatti, Uthamapalayam.
- Veppanganeri, Vadukanthangal EB Colony, Labbaikrishnapuram, Velampattu, Maliyappatu and Kilvilachur, K.V. Kuppam.
- Genganallur Madura Seelari, Maruthavallipalayam, Varadalampattu and Vaniyampadi Madura Eripudur, Anaicut.
- Kammasamudhiram, Sathumadurai, Pallathuvannan, Pennathur-Thanjan Street, Kottamedu Pennathur, Nanjukondapuram and Kaniyambadi Adidravidar Colony, Vellore.
- Vadakkuppattrai, Thattaparai and Ananganallur Mottur, Gudiyatham; Vasanthapuram, Katpadi.
Places covered by G.O. (D) No. 37
Erudhuvidum Vizha was notified at M.G. Halli (Magadeva Golla Halli), Pochampalli; B.R.G. Madepalli, Bargur; Thiyagarasanapalli, Shoolagiri; Kondepalli, Palayapettai and Kothikuttlapalli, Krishnagiri; Agrawaram, H/o. Dharapadavedu, Katpadi; and Chinna Arumbakkam, K.V. Kuppam.
Who was affected
The notifications affected event organisers, participants and people responsible for locations in the listed villages. They contain no provisions concerning land ownership, property registration, planning permission or change of land use.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change ownership or land use rights for any property?
No property ownership, registration, planning or land use provisions are included. The notifications concern specified traditional bull events at listed places during February 2021.
Could a Jallikattu or similar event be held anywhere in Tamil Nadu under these notifications?
No. G.O. (D) No. 34 and G.O. (D) No. 37 applied only to the villages and taluks specified in their respective lists.
What period did the notifications cover?
Both notifications covered events conducted from 1 to 28 February 2021.
Which notification specifically covered Erudhuvidum Vizha?
G.O. (D) No. 37, dated 27 January 2021, specifically notified places for Erudhuvidum Vizha. G.O. (D) No. 34, also dated 27 January 2021, covered Jallikattu, Vadamadu, Manjuvirattu or Erudhuvidum Vizha.
