Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 977 · Decided 11 August 2025
In Re: “city Hounded BY Strays, Kids Pay Price” v.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 977 · [2025] 8 S.C.R. 1845
- Case number
- SUO MOTO WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 5/2025
- Decided
- 11 August 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
In the instant petition, the issue centres around the disturbing pattern of dog bites in the country. Whether immediate steps need be taken to take care of the menace of dog bites leading to rabies. Directions by the Supreme Court - Menace of dog the visually impaired persons, young children, elderly persons - Immediate action required - Directions issued: Held: (i) The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and
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