The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear on November 16 the pleas challenging an order of the Bombay high court which had directed that no citizen of Nagpur and areas surrounding it shall feed or make any attempt to feed stray dogs in public places, gardens, etc.
The high court on October 20 had also directed that if any person is interested in feeding stray dogs, he shall first adopt it, bring it home, register it with the municipal authorities or put it in some dog shelter home and “then showering his love and affection on it, may feed it while taking its personal care in all respect”.
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The pleas against the high court order came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and J K Maheshwari.
The bench, which said assistance of the municipal corporation concerned is needed in the matter, orally observed that the order may require some modifications.
It posted the matter for hearing on November 16.
In its order, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court had noted that in the past, the authorities had taken certain steps in the direction of controlling the nuisance of stray dogs, but they were seen to be not enough to eliminate it or even reduce it.
