Supreme Court to listen to stray canines case on November 3; Chief Secretaries of States, UTs to seem in court docket

The Supreme Court is scheduled to listen to on November 3 the case regarding stray canines through which it had directed the Chief Secretaries of all of the States and Union Territories, besides West Bengal and Telangana, to stay current earlier than it.

While listening to the matter on October 27, the highest court docket had directed the Chief Secretaries to stay current earlier than it on November 3 to clarify why compliance affidavits weren’t filed regardless of the court docket’s August 22 order.

The apex court docket on August 22 requested the States and UTs concerning the steps being taken for compliance with the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules.

The matter is slated to return up for listening to on Monday (November 3, 2025) earlier than a three-Judge particular Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria.

On October 31, the highest court docket refused to exempt the Chief Secretaries of States and UTs from showing earlier than it bodily on November 3, saying there was “no respect” for the court docket’s order.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had talked about the matter and urged the bench that the Chief Secretaries be allowed to seem earlier than the court docket just about.

The bench had expressed displeasure over the non-compliance of its August 22 order and noticed that by October 27, compliance affidavits weren’t filed by the States and UTs, besides West Bengal, Telangana and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

It had made clear that the Chief Secretaries must seem within the court docket and clarify as to why no compliance affidavits had been filed by them.

The bench had stated when the matter was taken up for listening to on October 27, compliance affidavits had been filed solely by West Bengal, Telangana and MCD.

On October 27, the highest court docket had slammed the States and UTs, which had not filed their compliance affidavits within the matter, and stated steady incidents had been taking place and the nation was being “shown as down” in overseas nations.

The apex court docket had earlier expanded the scope of the stray canines case past the confines of Delhi-National Capital Region, and directed that each one States and UTs be made events within the matter.

It had directed the municipal authorities to file an affidavit of compliance with full statistics of assets like canine kilos, veterinarians, dog-catching personnel, and specially-modified autos and cages obtainable as on date for the aim of compliance of the ABC Rules.

The bench had additionally impleaded the States and UTs within the matter whereas observing that utility of ABC Rules was uniform throughout India.

The apex court docket is listening to a suo motu case which was initiated on July 28 over a media report on stray canine bites resulting in rabies, significantly amongst kids, within the nationwide capital.