Rajasthan HC seeks action taken report on stray dog management

Rajasthan High Court ordered the Directorate of Local Bodies and the Panchayati Raj Department to file affidavits on actions taken for stray dog management in Jaipur, citing Supreme Court directives on public safety. The division bench, headed by Chief Justice Sanjay K Agarwal and Justice Sameer Jain, issued the order on Tuesday and asked the Director/Special Secretary of the Directorate of Local Bodies and the Secretary of the Panchayati Raj Department to record steps taken by their departments. The court’s direction follows the Supreme Court’s May 19 2026 order in *In Re: “City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price”* and its August 22 2025 and November 7 2025 orders that enforce the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, requiring sterilisation, deworming, vaccination, infrastructure and regulation of feeding. The matter is scheduled for further hearing on Nov 5 2026, and the state must submit detailed compliance affidavits, including statistics on dog pounds, veterinarians and dog‑catching resources, before the Supreme Court by Nov 17.

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