SC discusses stray dog menace after lawyer ‘hounded and attacked’
Hindustan TimesThe recent incident from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, in which a boy died after being infected with rabies following a dog bite, was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Monday, as the issue of stray dog menace came up for an informal discussion while a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud was hearing a case. Representational Image This happened after a lawyer, who was heavily bandaged, revealed on being asked by the CJI that he was ‘hounded and attacked’ by five stray dogs. I can ask the registry to take you right now.” Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, meanwhile, urged the apex court to take suo motu notice of the 'stray dog menace' in the country. Solicitor General speaks… Mentioning the Ghaziabad incident, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, the country's second-highest law officer, noted how stray dogs have become a ‘huge menace.’ “Recently a video surfaced.