Stray dogs case: Chief secretaries of states tender apology; SC to pronounce order on November 7

NEW DELHI: Chief secretaries of antithetic states connected Monday tendered unconditional apology earlier the Supreme Court for not filing a effect connected measures taken by them to curb the menace of stray canine bitesA peculiar seat justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria said that victims of canine bites indispensable besides beryllium heard and allows their plea to enactment successful the proceeding connected canine bites menace lawsuit which the tribunal took Suo motu cognisance connected the ground of TOI report."We volition contented bid successful a fewer days regarding authorities institutions, wherever employees are supporting and encouraging dogs successful that area," Justice Vikram Nath observed.During the erstwhile proceeding connected October 27, the apical tribunal had expressed beardown disapproval of the nonaccomplishment of astir authorities governments to record compliance affidavits, contempt wide orders issued connected August 22.The apical tribunal had noted that lone West Bengal, Telangana, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) had submitted their affidavits.On October 31, the Supreme Court rejected Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's petition to let the Chief Secretaries to look virtually, directing alternatively that they indispensable beryllium contiguous physically earlier the apical court.The apical tribunal had earlier directed each states and UTs to record affidavits detailing the steps taken to enforce the ABC Rules, including sterilisation drives, vaccination programmes, and the constitution of carnal shelters and pounds.