“I will look into this”: Chief Justice BR Gavai said on Supreme Court order on stray dogs.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai has assured a relook at the removal on stray dogs on the streets of Delhi-NCR amid an uproar from several quarters of the society. The Supreme Court on Monday had ordered the removal of all stray dogs from all localities in Delhi-NCR within eight weeks and house them in dedicated dog shelters to be set up by civic authorities. The decision taken in view of rising dog bites and rabies cases, drew mixed reactions. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said that all localities should be made free of stray dogs and there should not be any compromise. It also made it clear that no captured animal will be released back on the streets. It also ordered contempt proceedings against any individual or organisation that attempts to obstruct the authorities from carrying out the capture drive. “If any individual or organisation comes in the way of picking stray dogs or rounding them up, we will proceed to take action against any such resistance,” said Justice Pardiwala.
Addressing a plea mentioned before Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai regarding the order of relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, CJI said, “I will look into this”.