Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu/Vadamadu/Manjuvirattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued Government Order (D) Numbers 68, 69, 70 and 71 on 9 February 2022, notifying places and dates where Jallikattu, Vadamadu or Manjuvirattu may be conducted. The events remain subject to Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, government norms and restrictions imposed by State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
What the notifications govern
Government Order (D) Numbers 68, 69, 70 and 71 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department concern permission to conduct Jallikattu, Vadamadu or Manjuvirattu at specified places and on specified dates. The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the notifications under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017.
These are event notifications. They do not describe any acquisition, transfer, classification, development restriction or change in the permitted use of land.
Notified events and locations
The supplied Gazette text identifies the following events:
- Government Order (D) No. 68 permits Jallikattu at Thirunallur village in Eluppur taluk on 11 February 2022.
- Government Order (D) No. 69 permits Vadamadu, Manjuvirattu or Jallikattu at Mukkalnaickenpatti village in Dharmapuri taluk on 13 February 2022.
- Government Order (D) No. 71 permits Jallikattu at Araliparai village in Singampunari taluk on 16 February 2022.
- Government Order (D) No. 70 states that Jallikattu may be conducted on 11 February 2022, but the corresponding place is not visible in the supplied text.
The supplied material also contains a separate table listing Kannandahalli in Pochampalli, now Bargur, on 23 February 2022, Balepalli in Bargur on 25 February 2022, and Santhoor in Pochampalli on 9 March 2022. The visible text does not identify which notification that table belongs to.
Conditions for conducting the events
Government Order (D) Numbers 68, 69, 70 and 71 require compliance with:
- Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of Covid-19.
- Norms specified in the government order and government letter referred to in the Gazette text.
- Restrictions announced by State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time.
Who may be affected
The notifications directly concern event organisers, participants, local authorities and residents around the listed venues. Property buyers and owners are not given any new land-related obligation or property restriction by the supplied text, although an event at a listed village may have had temporary local effects on the notified date.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change land ownership or land use?
No land ownership, acquisition, classification or change of land use is stated. The notifications only concern the conduct of Jallikattu, Vadamadu or Manjuvirattu at specified places and dates.
Where was Jallikattu permitted on 11 February 2022?
Government Order (D) No. 68 identifies Thirunallur village in Eluppur taluk. Government Order (D) No. 70 also refers to Jallikattu on that date, but its location is not visible in the supplied text.
Which notification allowed Vadamadu or Manjuvirattu?
Government Order (D) No. 69 allowed Vadamadu, Manjuvirattu or Jallikattu at Mukkalnaickenpatti village in Dharmapuri taluk on 13 February 2022.
Were the notified events subject to Covid-19 restrictions?
Yes. The events were subject to Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures, the referenced government norms and restrictions announced by State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
