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New Delhi7 January. The Supreme Court, during the hearing in the case of stray dogs on Wednesday, said that one should also advise the dogs not to bite people. The top court in its comment said that no one can read the mind of an animal whether the dog is in a biting mood or not. Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal presented his arguments before the court. The court will also hear this case on Thursday.

Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal presented arguments

The matter came before the bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria. Justice Nath said that dogs can bite or chase someone when the person is on a two-wheeler or bicycle, and the person can fall or meet with an accident.

Dogs chase two-wheelers or cyclists more

Justice Nath asked senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, ‘While they run on the road, it in itself is dangerous for the passing vehicles, especially two-wheelers and cyclists… Have you been on a two-wheeler or not?’ Sibal replied that he had been on a two-wheeler in the initial days of his career.

Justice Nath said that dog bite is not the only issue. Dogs chase people on bicycles. To this, Sibal, who was appearing for one of the parties in the case, said that not every dog ​​does this and it is important to identify it.

How do you recognize which dog is in which mood in the morning,

Justice Nath said that how will you recognize which dog is in which mood in the morning, you do not know. Sibal asked whether the solution is to provide shelter to all the dogs. On this, the bench said that there should be an exercise to ensure that the roads or streets are free from dogs.

The bench asked Sibal – what? JNU Stray dogs are serious in the compound,

Sibal said that the dogs live in the compound and they live in the university. When he was in university, there were dogs there and no one bit them. He said that there are many dogs in JNU. On this Justice Mehta asked whether he was serious. Justice Mehta told Sibal that his information was outdated. NLS Bangalore has reported several attacks.

Sibal laid emphasis on adopting scientific method

Justice Nath said that there should be an exercise to prevent incidents of dog bites. He said that no one is saying to remove the dogs and shoot them, no… the roads have to be cleared of dogs. Sibal stressed on adopting scientific method to solve this issue. He stressed that placing all dogs in shelters is not the solution.

Also suggestions for dealing with the rehabilitation of uncontrollable dogs

Sibal also gave suggestions to deal with dog bites and rehabilitation of unruly dogs. Justice Mehta said, ‘The only thing that has been left out is counseling of the dog not to bite once it is released back.'” Sibal said that this might have been said in a light tone and I am sure that is not what you meant.

Justice Mehta questioned, saying that as far as institutions are concerned, they are not roads and asked, why do you need dogs in court premises, universities. The bench said that the rules say that they (dogs) should be released back in the same area. He asked how then the institutions would be free from dogs. Should they be left on the streets?

The apex court had already talked about keeping such dogs in designated shelters two months ago.

It is noteworthy that on November 7 last year, the Supreme Court had said that in view of the alarming increase in the incidents of dog bites in institutional areas like educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and railway stations, it is necessary to issue instructions in the interest of public safety, health and management of stray dogs. The court had directed that such dogs should be taken to designated shelters.

In fact, the Supreme Court was hearing a suo motu case, which was initiated on July 28 over a media report on rabies being bitten by stray dogs, especially in children, in Delhi. The Supreme Court had expanded the scope of the stray dogs case beyond the borders of Delhi-National Capital and directed that all states and union territories be made parties to the case.