Dog menace: Apex court pulls up states and union territories

Says India's image has been tarnished abroad, summons top officials

- BY STEPHEN N. R.

India’s Supreme Court yesterday came down heavily on state governments and union territories for failing to comply with its August-22 order to catch, sterilise and release stray dogs — warning that the growing menace was tarnishing India’s image abroad.

A three-judge bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice N.V. Anjaria expressed anger that despite being given two months, most states had not filed affidavits confirming compliance with the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules.

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Only West Bengal, Telangana and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) had submitted replies — and even those were not on record since they were filed during the Diwali break, NDTV reported.