| Dog bites in Ladakh: High Court issues notice to Admin, others | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 31: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court (Srinagar Wing) comprising Chief Justice N Kotishwar Singh and Justice Sanjay Dhar has issued a two week notice to administration of Ladakh Union Territory to elaborate the steps it has taken to curb the increasing cases of dog bites in the region.
The High Court had taken a suo-moto cognizance of a Public Interest Litigation wherein it has been highlighted that the registered dog bite cases in Ladakh have exponentially increased from 854 in 2017 to 2229 in 2022 and about 220 people were reportedly bitten by dogs in January, 2023 alone. This has created fear psychos not only amongst the local populace but also the tourists. It has been further reported that street dogs are attacking wild herbivores which is also of grave concern for the local people and cattle owners.
The Division Bench issued two week notice to Union Territory of Leh-Ladakh through its Commissioner/Secretary, Department of Animal Husband, Leh-Ladakh through its Secretary, Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Municipal Committee, Leh through its Chairman, Municipal Committee, Kargil through its Chairman, Director, Health Services, Kargil and Ladakh Legal Services Authority, through its Member Secretary.
The DB directed the respondents to file a response within two weeks. JNF |
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