MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras High court on Friday directed the Dindigul district collector, Mr. T G Vinay to grant permission for conducting ‘jallikattu’ at Ulagampatti village in connection with St Antony’s church festival, which is scheduled on January 22.
The court issued this direction after the public prosecutor informed the court that the Tamil Nadu government had passed an order for conducting ‘jallikattu’ at Ulagampatti.
Jesumani from Dindigul in his petition filed before the court said, though the ‘jallikattu’ festival had been organised for many years during St Antony Church festival, the collector rejected their petition for organising the event on January 22.
When the case was heard on Thursday, it was argued that the authorities denied
permission because Ulagampatti did not figure in the G.O. passed to facilitate for conducting ‘jallikattu’ this year (2018).
When the case came up for hearing today before Justice V Bharathidasan, the public prosecutor informed the judge that Ulagam-patti venue name was mentioned in the government order.
Recording the submission, the judge directed the district collector to grant permission and also make necessary arrangements for conducting the event.
