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07 Nov

Supreme Court Issues Nationwide Directions to Keep Stray Dogs Out of Public Spaces

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Expressing serious concern over the increasing number of dog-bite cases across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered a series of preventive measures to curb the stray dog menace in public areas. A three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria directed that all educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands, railway stations, and similar public facilities must be enclosed with fencing to stop the entry of stray dogs. The Court stated that local civic bodies would be responsible for removing such dogs from these premises and transferring them to approved shelters…

07 Nov

Supreme Court orders complete removal of stray dogs from near schools, railway stations and bus stands

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National Times Bureau :- The Supreme Court on Friday directed that all stray dogs near schools, colleges, hospitals, bus and railway stations, sports grounds, and other public places must be removed and relocated to shelters. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria said that once the dogs are taken away, they must not be brought back to the same places. The court asked all states and union territories to list every educational and sports institution under their areas. It also ordered District Magistrates (DMs) to make sure that schools, colleges, hospitals, sports complexes, and government offices…

22 Aug

SC Revises Stray Dog Directions, Calls for Humane Yet Regulated Approach

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday revised its earlier ruling on the management of stray dogs, bringing sweeping changes to its August 11 order that had prohibited the release of captured dogs in Delhi-NCR.A three-judge bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath, with Justices Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria, clarified that strays caught by civic authorities must be sterilised, vaccinated, dewormed, and then released back into the same locality. However, dogs infected with rabies, suspected rabies, or showing aggressive behaviour will not be returned to the streets. Instead, they will be kept in shelters or dog pounds after receiving treatment.The…

14 Aug

‘Govt Does Nothing’, Says Supreme Court On Stray Dogs Issue in Delhi, Reserves Order on August 11 Directions

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): The Supreme Court has questioned why stray dogs were being taken off the streets in certain parts of Delhi even before its August 11 order directing their relocation to shelter homes was made public. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice N.V. Anjaria heard multiple petitions challenging the two-judge bench order that had triggered widespread outrage among animal rights advocates. That earlier order, passed by Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, had instructed authorities to remove stray dogs from residential neighbourhoods across the National Capital Region and house them in shelters. During…