The apex court’s order aims to ensure that stray dogs are relocated from residential areas to designated shelters. PIC/ PTI
On August 11, a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan observed that instances of dog bites had given rise to an "extremely grim" situation and ordered the permanent relocation of all strays in Delhi-NCR "at the earliest"
On Wednesday, the lawyer referred to a May 2024 order passed by a bench led by Justice JK Maheshwari relegating petitions relating to the stray dog issue to the respective high courts
The plea by the Conference for Human Rights (India) claims the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules, 2001, mandating regular sterilisation and immunisation programmes for stray dogs to curtail their growing population, are not being complied with
In its August 11 ruling, the apex court also said dog shelters will have to be augmented over time and directed Delhi authorities to start with creating shelters of around 5,000 canines within six to eight weeks
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