Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V
The street dog danger grabbed the attention of the Supreme Court when a lawyer attended the court hearing with a bandage on his hand and CJI DY Chandrachud inquired about it.
The lawyer explained to the Court that five dogs surrounded and bit him. CJI Chandrachud asked him whether they were street dogs and he replied ‘yes’. The CJI asked him if he needed any assistance or medical help. He also mentioned an incident in which his clerk was parking his car and was attacked by a dog.
Meanwhile, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta called it a “serious issue”. He further told the court that the tragic incident about a child who was bitten by dogs in Uttar Pradesh. He got rabies from the dog bite and the doctors gave up as nothing could have been done to save him. The child died in his father’s lap.
A lawyer then urged the Chief Justice to take suo motu cognisance of the issue.