The Supreme Court ruled that feeding stray dogs in public places and on the streets is against the law. The court ordered that the authorities must only feed stray dogs in the designated feeding areas that will be constructed in each municipal ward. If anyone is found to violate this direction, they will be proceeded against as per law.The Court passed this direction on the basis of reports regarding untoward incidents caused by the unregulated feeding of stray dogs.The Court stated that this practice must be eliminated so that the common citizens walking on the streets are not put to difficulties.
A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice NV Anjaria passed this direction while modifying the August 11 order passed by a two-judge bench, which directed the relocation of the stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to dog shelters.The three-judge bench clarified that dogs that have been vaccinated and sterilized must be returned to their original location, with the exception of dogs that are infected with rabies, are suspected to be infected, or exhibit aggressive behavior. Public feeding was further prohibited by the court. The court's order stated, "The municipal authorities shall forthwith commence the exercise of creating dedicated feeding spaces for stray dogs in each municipal ward.The number of stray dogs in the ward will be taken into consideration when determining the location of the feeding area. Notice boards must be placed mentioning that stray dogs shall be fed only in such areas.The feeding of stray dogs on the streets is not allowed at any time. The appropriate framework will be followed if anyone is found feeding the dogs in violation of this directive. The aforesaid direction is being issued in the light of reports regarding untoward incidents caused by unregulated feeding of stray dogs and to ensure that the practice of feeding dogs on roads and in public places is eliminated, as the said practice creates great difficulties for the common man walking in the streets."
The pleas challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls will be heard by the Supreme Court today. On the last date, the Court ordered ECI to publish on websites a district-by-district list of the names of 65 lakh voters who were deleted from the draft rolls (in EPIC-searchable format). It also ordered ECI to inform the public that those who were deleted from the draft rolls can submit an Aadhaar card.
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