Place and Date for Conducting Jallikattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. (D) No. 33 on 17 January 2022, permitting Jallikattu at Navalur Kuttappattu village in Srirangam taluk, Tiruchirappalli district, on 18 January 2022. The event was subject to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures, specified government norms and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
What the notification does
G.O. (D) No. 33, issued by the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, on 17 January 2022, notified one place and date where Jallikattu could be conducted. The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the notification 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.
The permission was limited to the location and date listed in the notification. It did not provide a general approval for conducting Jallikattu at other places or on other dates.
Notified place and date
G.O. (D) No. 33 identified the following event location:
- Village: Navalur Kuttappattu.
- Taluk: Srirangam.
- District: Tiruchirappalli.
- Permitted date: 18 January 2022.
Conditions attached to the event
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department made the notified event subject to public health and disaster management controls. The organisers were required to:
- Follow the Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
- Follow the norms specified in G.O. (Ms.) No. 27 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 10 January 2022.
- Follow Government Letter No. 292/AH3/2022-2 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, dated 10 January 2022.
- Comply with restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time.
Who is affected
G.O. (D) No. 33 directly concerned the organisers, participants and authorities responsible for the Jallikattu event at Navalur Kuttappattu on 18 January 2022. It also informed members of the public about the authorised place, date and operating conditions.
The notification does not create or change land ownership, land classification, development rights or planning permission. Its stated purpose is to notify the place and date for a particular Jallikattu event and the conditions governing its conduct.
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Common questions
Was Jallikattu permitted at Navalur Kuttappattu?
Yes. G.O. (D) No. 33 permitted Jallikattu at Navalur Kuttappattu village, Srirangam taluk, Tiruchirappalli district, on 18 January 2022.
Did the notification permit Jallikattu on any other date?
No other date is listed. The notification specifies 18 January 2022 for the event at Navalur Kuttappattu.
What COVID-19 conditions applied to the event?
The event had to follow the Standard Operating Procedures for preventing COVID-19 spread, the identified government norms and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Does this notification change land ownership or planning permission?
No land ownership, land classification, development right or planning permission change is stated. The notification only identifies the place, date and conditions for the Jallikattu event.
