"I Will Look Into This": Chief Justice On Supreme Court Order On Stray Dogs | Read
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has assured a relook at the ban on stray dogs on the streets of Delhi-NCR amid an uproar from several quarters of society. The top court had Monday ordered shifting all stray dogs from residential localities to shelters in view of rising dog bites and rabies cases, drawing mixed reactions.
Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) welcomed the order, but animal activists argued that civic bodies lacked funds for such a shifting exercise.
The issue was raised before the Chief Justice this morning. He was also apprised of a previous court order that barred the relocation and killing of stray dogs and mandated the following of existing laws.
"I will look into this," replied the Chief Justice, adding to the hopes of thousands of animal lovers who differed with the top court on the need to relocate dogs from the streets of Delhi-NCR.
