The Supreme Court on Monday initiated a suo motu case over umpteen incidents of rabies and deaths from stray dog bites.
A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan expressed alarm over the details in a newspaper report in Times of India which revealed that the elderly and children were the most affected by rabies from dog bite incidents.
"This is a highly disturbing news report titled “City hounded by strays and kids pay price”. It contains extremely troubling details. There are reports of hundreds of dog bite incidents from both cities and peripheral areas, many of which have led to rabies infections. Ultimately, it is infants and senior citizens who are falling prey to this deadly disease," the Court observed.
This is a highly disturbing news report. It contains extremely troubling details.Supreme Court
Therefore, it proceeded to take suo motu cognisance of the issue and directed that the matter be placed before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai for appropriate directions
"We are taking suo motu cognisance. The registry has been directed to treat the matter as a suo motu writ petition and place the order along with the news report before the Chief Justice of India for necessary directions," the Court said.
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