Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gawai on Wednesday assured to consider the ban on stray dogs from Delhi-NCR roads. CJI commented on hearing the plea of conference for human rights (India).
NGO Secretary Nanita Sharma had demanded the Supreme Court to fix the date soon for hearing in the case. When the CJI talked about the hearing of the case before, the petitioner cited the order of Justice JK Maheshwari’s bench in 2024, stating that dogs could not be unaccounted to murder.
Earlier on August 11, SC ordered all stray dogs to be removed from the residential areas of Delhi-NCR and sending them to the shelter home in view of the cases of dog bites and rabies. The court warned of strict action against the persons obstructing this work.
Supreme Court hearing 2 times taking notice itself
The Supreme Court has directed the municipal bodies of Delhi-NCR to immediately catch stray dogs and keep them permanently in the shelter home. Gave 8 weeks for this. Said that any kind of obstruction can lead to legal action. The court has asked to take immediate steps to deal with dog attacks and rabies threats. July 28: The Supreme Court itself took notice on the incidents of rabies deaths due to stray dog attacks in the country. The court described it as extremely worrying and intimidating. In fact, the Supreme Court took cognizance of the government’s figure in the Lok Sabha, which stated that in 2024, more than 37 lakh dog bytes cases came. Apart from this, 54 people died of rabies. This information was given by Minister of State for Animal Husbandry SP Singh Baghel on the question related to the death of Chitra Sharma, a six -year -old girl in Delhi in Lok Sabha on 22 July. The girl was bitten by a dog on 30 June. He died despite treatment. Cantro said- instead of corporation
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday demanded a reconsideration of the use of funds for the management of stray dogs. He suggested that this amount should be given directly to reliable animal welfare organizations and NGOs instead of municipal bodies. Tharoor wrote on X,
