New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday said the "whole problem" of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR was a result of the "inaction" of local authorities which did "nothing" in implementing the Animal Birth Control Rules on sterilisation and immunisation of canines.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria, which was constituted to hear a suo motu case and some other pleas concerning stray dogs, reserved its verdict on the interim prayer for a stay on the directions issued by the SC on August 11.
A two-judge bench on August 11, among other directions, ordered the Delhi-NCR authorities to permanently relocate strays from streets to dog shelters. The bench had acted in the suo motu case initiated on July 28 over ...