Sabu Steephen vs. Union Of India Cabinet Secretary

WP(C) 808/15 1 ITEM NO.17 COURT NO.5 SECTION PIL(W) S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Writ Petition (Civil) No.808/2015 ALUVA JANASEVA @ JANASEVA SISUBHAVAN Petitioner(s ) THR. ITS SECRETARY VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Respondent(s) (With appln. (s) for exemption from filing O.T. and interim directions and office report) Date : 30/11/2015 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAFULLA C. PANT For Petitioner(s) Mr. V. K. Biju, AOR Mr. Roshan Chapagain, Adv. For Respondent(s) UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Heard Mr. V.K. Biju, learned counsel f or the petitioner. It is submitted by him that though he has filed I.A. No.2 of 2015 in Writ Petition (Civil) No.599 of 2015, which Signature Not Verified relates to protection from stray dogs on the foundation that Digitally signed by Gulshan Kumar Arora Date: 2015.11.30 16:35:55 IST Reason: the lives of human beings are to be saved, for they cannot be allowed to become prey to the stray dogs, yet he has been WP(C) 808/15 2 compelled to prefer an independent writ petition at the instance of the petitioner-Association as it has been found that in the meantime many children have been affected by bite of stray dogs. He has brought on record certain newspaper

clippings which show that the children have been bitten by the stray dogs and have suffered serious injuries. Learned counsel would submit that there has to be protection for the children from the stray dogs because children become easy and innocent targets for these kind of dogs. In essence, the submission of Mr. V.K. Biju is that there has to be implementation of Sections 9(f) and 11(3)(b)(c) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and Section 438 of Kerala Municipality Act, 1994. Appreciating the submission that the children are fundamental embodiment of human race and they deserve protection from any kind of attack by the stray dogs, we are inclined to issue notice.

Issue notice on the writ petition, as also on the prayer for interim relief. The Registry is directed to fix a returnable date within four weeks.

Court Master Court Master

(Chetan Kumar) (H.S. Parasher)