NEW DELHI: Chief secretaries of various states on Monday tendered unconditional apology earlier than the Supreme Court docket for not submitting a response on measures taken by them to curb the menace of stray canine bitesA particular bench justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria stated that victims of canine bites should even be heard and permits their plea to take part within the listening to on canine bites menace case which the court docket took Suo motu cognisance on the idea of TOI report.
“We'll concern order in a number of days concerning authorities establishments, the place staff are supporting and inspiring canine in that space,” Justice Vikram Nath noticed.Throughout the earlier listening to on October 27, the highest court docket had expressed robust disapproval of the failure of most state governments to file compliance affidavits, regardless of clear orders issued on August 22.The highest court docket had famous that solely West Bengal, Telangana, and the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) had submitted their affidavits.On October 31, the Supreme Court docket rejected Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta's request to permit the Chief Secretaries to seem nearly, directing as a substitute that they should be current bodily earlier than the highest court docket.The highest court docket had earlier directed all states and UTs to file affidavits detailing the steps taken to implement the ABC Guidelines, together with sterilisation drives, vaccination programmes, and the institution of animal shelters and kilos.