Case Law Details
Vijay Shankarrao Talewar Vs State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court)
Realising the danger lurking in the nature of stray dogs in the streets of Mumbai, the Full Bench of this Court in the case of All India Animal Welfare Association and ors Vs. Brihanmumbai M. Corporation reported in 2007(4) Bom.C.R.1 had issued stern directions to the Municipal Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to ensure strictly that there was no feeding of stray dogs in public places including beaches of Mumbai. Similar direction, we feel, is now necessary for the City of Nagpur as well. Accordingly, we direct in general that no citizen and no resident of Nagpur and areas surrounding it shall feed or make any attempt to feed the stray dogs in public places, gardens etc. We further direct the Municipal Commissioner of Nagpur, Municipal Corporation to ensure that no such feeding at any place except own homes of such persons shall be undertaken. We further direct that if any person is interested in feeding stray dogs, he shall first adopt the stray dog/bitch, bring it to home, register it with Municipal Authorities or put it in some dogs shelter home and then showering his love and affection on it, may feed it while taking it’s personal care in all respect. We further direct the Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corporation to ensure that, no feeding of street dogs takes place at any place except at the own place of the dog feeder or in the dog shelter homes or any other authorised place and we also direct him to impose appropriate penalty for any breach of these directions, which penalty may not be more than of Rs.200/- for every breach as per the resolution already passed in this behalf by Nagpur Municipal Corporation.
HC also direct the Monitoring Committee, to set up some online facility by making use of acceptable applications for receiving and disposing of the complaints of stray dogs’ nuisance, which require immediate attention. HC further direct the Monitoring Committee to publish the mobile number and/or online address of the facility set up by it, so that interested persons can access the Monitoring Committee by making online applications and/or by taking recourse to such applications as WhatsApp, Twitter Handle and so on. This will facilitate access to Monitoring Committee with great convenience and without any loss of time.
FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF BOMBAY HIGH COURT
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