"Can't Read A Dog's Mind When He Is In A Mood To Bite": Supreme Court | Read

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a number of interlocutory applications in the stray dogs case, with a three-judge bench flagging safety concerns over the animals on highways. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria said that no one can read the animal's mind when he is in a "mood to bite or not", adding that "prevention is better than cure".

"The roads have to be clear and clean of dogs. They might not bite, but they still cause accidents. Why do we need dogs on streets, schools, and institutional areas?" the bench said. "We issued directions in 2018 to implement the ABC rules. What has happened till now?" the bench asked a counsel who was mentioning scientific reasons behind the rules. "Just because the government is not working properly implementing the ABC rules, should the common man be left to suffer?" the bench further said, and posted the matter for Thursday.