G.O. (D) No. 102, Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu, 2020
The Government of Tamil Nadu's Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department issued G.O. (D) No. 102 on 5 March 2020, notifying seven villages in Pudukkottai district where Jallikattu could be conducted from 7 March to 31 March 2020. The notification was issued 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.
What the notification does
G.O. (D) No. 102 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department, dated 5 March 2020, notified the places in Pudukkottai district where Jallikattu could be conducted from 7 March to 31 March 2020.
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. It was published as notification No. II(2)/AHDF/186(b)/2020 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
Notified villages and taluks
G.O. (D) No. 102 identified the following seven villages and their corresponding taluks:
- Annavasal, Iluppur taluk
- Malaiyur, Karambakudi taluk
- Theradimalampatti, Ponnamaravathi taluk
- Alathur, Iluppur taluk
- Periya Kurumbapatti, Iluppur taluk
- Valaramanickam, Thirumayam taluk
- Konapet, Thirumayam taluk
The notification provides one common period for all seven places, beginning on 7 March 2020 and ending on 31 March 2020. It does not provide a separate event date for each village.
Who it affects
G.O. (D) No. 102 directly concerns people and authorities involved in conducting Jallikattu in the seven listed villages during the notified period. Its key provisions are:
- Jallikattu could be conducted only within the stated period.
- The notification covers only the seven named villages in Pudukkottai district.
- Each village is identified together with its taluk.
- The authority for the notification comes from the amended Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Relevance to property matters
G.O. (D) No. 102 is a Jallikattu notification, not a land or property notification. It contains no provisions changing land ownership, title, classification, permitted land use, boundaries, registration requirements or property charges. A property buyer or owner would generally consult it only when checking whether one of the listed villages was officially notified for Jallikattu during March 2020.
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Common questions
Does this notification change land ownership or land use in Pudukkottai district?
No land ownership or land use change is stated. The notification only identifies places and a period in which Jallikattu could be conducted.
Which villages were notified for Jallikattu?
The notified villages were Annavasal, Malaiyur, Theradimalampatti, Alathur, Periya Kurumbapatti, Valaramanickam and Konapet.
When could Jallikattu be conducted under G.O. (D) No. 102?
The notified period was from 7 March to 31 March 2020.
Did the notification specify an individual event date for each village?
No. It gave a common period from 7 March to 31 March 2020 for all seven listed places.
