The Supreme Court hearing comes amid suo motu proceedings to evolve a national policy on stray dog management and to ensure effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023. File
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The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) is expected to pass interim directions to tackle the issue of “grave menace” owing to dog bites in institutional areas, where employees feed and encourage stray dogs. In the previous hearing on the matter, a three-judge special Bench said it will try and issue some further directions regarding dog bite incidents happening across the country.
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During the November 3 hearing, the Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria took serious note of government employees feeding stray dogs within office premises, observing that such conduct violated its earlier directions mandating the establishment of designated feeding zones for canines. The observations were made during the court’s ongoing suo motu proceedings to evolve a national policy on stray dog management.
Chief secretaries of over 30 states and Union Territories, except West Bengal, Telangana, and Kerala, were present in the courtroom pursuant to an order dated October 27 directing their personal appearance for non-compliance with the court’s earlier directive. They failed to submit compliance reports from their local bodies on the implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, despite being granted three months to do so in August.
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November 07, 2025 10:20
On issue regarding demarcation of feeding zones in Delhi
In the November 3 hearing, senior advocate Karuna Nundy drew the Supreme Court’s attention to irregularities reported in the demarcation of feeding zones by local authorities in Delhi. The Bench assured her that such grievances would be examined at the next hearing.
“We are not closing the matter. We will hear you,” Justice Vikram Nath said.
November 07, 2025 10:18
Supreme Court to issue interim directions on stray dog feeding in government office premises
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) is expected to pass interim directions to tackle the issue of “grave menace” owing to dog bites in institutional areas, where employees feed and encourage stray dogs. In the previous hearing on the matter, a three-judge special Bench said it will try and issue some further directions regarding dog bite incidents happening across the country.
During the November 3 hearing, the Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria took serious note of government employees feeding stray dogs within office premises, observing that such conduct violated its earlier directions mandating the establishment of designated feeding zones for canines. The observations were made during the court’s ongoing suo motu proceedings to evolve a national policy on stray dog management.
Published - November 07, 2025 10:10 am IST
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