The Supreme Court on Monday directed the municipal bodies of Delhi and NCR to immediately catch stray dogs and keep them permanently in the shelter home. The court said,
Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan’s bench said that Delhi, MCD and NMDC should pick up dogs from all areas, especially sensitive areas as soon as possible. If needed, make different forces for this.
In fact, the court raised the case on July 28, taking notice on July 28, when a report presented in Parliament raised concerns over the increasing cases of rabies in Delhi-NCR and the death of children and the elderly.
5 important orders of Supreme Court
Make a dog shelter with adequate staff and CCTV in 8 weeks. Do not leave dogs after sterilization.
Start a campaign to catch 5,000 dogs in 6 weeks. Start with sensitive areas, take action against obstructs.
Keep records of dogs caught daily in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram, strict action will be taken on breaking the rules.
Make a helpline for dog bite and rabies in a week. Do not leave the dog after sterilization after taking action in 4 hours.
Report full stock and availability of rabies vaccine.
July 28- Supreme Court describes rabies deaths from rabies
On July 28, the Supreme Court took notice on the incidents of rabies deaths due to stray dog attacks. The court described it as extremely worrying and intimidating.
Earlier, Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, SP Singh Baghel had told in the Lok Sabha on 22 July that in 2024, more than 37 lakh dogs cases came. Apart from this, 54 people died of rabies.
The report is related to the death of Chitra Sharma, a six -year -old girl in Delhi. He was bitten by a dog on 30 June. He died on 26 July despite treatment.
In this regard, a bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan had said that the facts of the report are extremely disturbing.
