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{ COMMUNITY DOGS CASE } State govts get flak from SC over violation of ABC rules
Hindustan Times Patna
|November 01, 2025
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday refused to permit chief secretaries of states and Union territories (UTs) to appear before it through video conferencing instead of being present physically to explain their noncompliance with the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, and their failure to curb the stray dog menace.
The court said the authorities appeared to be “sleeping over” its orders and must now “come and explain” why they had not filed compliance affidavits despite repeated directions.
This story is from the November 01, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Patna.
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