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- By Aditya Jha
- Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:29 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Supreme Court is set to hear the case regarding stray dogs in which it directed the chief secretaries of the states and Union Territories to remain present before the bench during the hearing. Apart from the top bureaucrats of Telangana and West Bengal, the apex court had directed the secretaries to remain present before it to explain why compliance affidavits were not filed despite its order on August 22. The Supreme Court had asked the states states and UTs about the steps being taken for compliance of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules.
A three-judge special bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria will hear the matter on Monday for the further steps. Earlier on October 31, the top court refused to exempt the chief secretaries of states and UTs from appearing before it physically on November 3, saying there was "no respect" for the court's order.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had mentioned the matter and urged the bench that the chief secretaries be allowed to appear before the court virtually. The bench had expressed displeasure over the non-compliance of its August 22 order and observed that by October 27, compliance affidavits were not filed by the states and UTs, except West Bengal, Telangana and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
It had made clear that the chief secretaries would have to appear in the court and explain as to why no compliance affidavits were filed by them. The bench had said when the matter was taken up for hearing on October 27, compliance affidavits were filed only by West Bengal, Telangana and MCD.
The top court had slammed the states and UTs, which had not filed their compliance affidavits in the matter, and said continuous incidents were happening and the country was being "shown as down" in foreign nations.
(With inputs from agencies)