Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu / Erudhu Vidum Vizha
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, through G.O. (D) No. 49, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 10th February 2020, notified places where Jallikattu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha could be conducted from 15th to 29th February 2020. Issued under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017, it names villages in Krishnagiri and Thanjavur taluks and does not set out any change to land ownership or property rights.
Purpose of the notification
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department published the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 54, on 10th February 2020. The Governor of Tamil Nadu notified that Jallikattu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha could be conducted at the listed places from 15th to 29th February 2020.
The authority cited is 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.
Places covered
The place list in the Gazette text identifies the following villages and taluks:
- Kuppachiparai village, Krishnagiri taluk. This entry is shown as serial number 3.
- Thirukkanurpatti village, Thanjavur taluk.
The notification permits Jallikattu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha only during the stated period of 15th to 29th February 2020. It does not provide individual event dates for each listed village in the supplied text.
Who may be affected
G.O. (D) No. 49, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 10th February 2020, is relevant to people organising, administering or attending Jallikattu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha in the named villages during the notified period. The wording states that the events may be conducted, rather than requiring that an event must take place.
Relevance to land and property
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department notification concerns permission for specified traditional events at named places and during a limited period. It does not describe a land acquisition, land classification, planning change, ownership transfer, boundary alteration or property charge.
A property buyer or owner may find the village names useful for identifying where the event permission applied. However, the notification itself does not state that land in Kuppachiparai or Thirukkanurpatti is subject to any continuing property restriction or change in title.
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Common questions
Does this notification change land ownership in Kuppachiparai or Thirukkanurpatti?
No land ownership change is stated. The notification only permits Jallikattu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha at listed places during the notified period.
Which villages are named in the notification?
The Gazette text names Kuppachiparai in Krishnagiri taluk and Thirukkanurpatti in Thanjavur taluk.
When could the notified events be conducted?
Jallikattu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha could be conducted from 15th to 29th February 2020.
Does the notification require a Jallikattu event to be held?
No. It states that Jallikattu or Erudhu Vidum Vizha may be conducted at the specified places.
