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The Supreme Court on Wednesday noted an urgent mention in the stray dogs case, after which CJI BR Gavai said he would look into the matter.
New Delhi: Stray dogs at a street at Shalimar Bagh area (Photo: PTI)
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Wednesday said he would look into an urgent mention in the ongoing stray dogs row in the Supreme Court.
His response came after the matter was mentioned before the CJI by a lawyer, who took objection to an order passed by the top court on August 11, directing the removal of all stray dogs.
“This is with regard to the community dogs issue. There is an earlier judgment of this court which says there cannot be indiscriminate killing of canines, of which Justice Karol was a part,” the advocate mentioned.
“It says compassion for all living beings has to be there,” he added.
“But the other judge bench has already passed orders. I will look into this,” CJI Gavai said in response.
On August 11, the Supreme Court noted an “extremely grim” situation due to stray dog bites resulting in rabies, particularly among children, and directed Delhi-NCR authorities to permanently relocate all strays from streets to shelters “at the earliest”.
Saying dog shelters will have to be augmented over time, the court directed Delhi authorities to start with creating shelters for around 5,000 canines within six to eight weeks.
A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan passed a slew of directions and warned of strict action against an individual or organisation in case of obstruction, which might also prompt the court to initiate contempt proceedings.
The bench further remarked if the animal activists and “so-called lovers” would be able to bring back children who fell prey to rabies.
The top court was hearing a suo motu case initiated on July 28 over stray dog bites leading to rabies in the national capital.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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