Overview
- Chief secretaries from nearly all states and Union territories appeared in person and offered unconditional apologies for missing earlier compliance filings.
- Most states have now submitted affidavits on ABC Rules implementation, and the court dropped the requirement for further personal appearances subject to strict compliance warnings.
- The bench said it will regulate feeding of stray dogs within government, public sector and other institutional premises, with directions to be pronounced on November 7.
- The Animal Welfare Board of India was added as a respondent, and victims of dog bites were allowed to intervene without any deposit requirement.
- The proceedings enforce a uniform catch–neuter–vaccinate–release framework nationwide and demand detailed municipal data on sterilisation, vaccination and infrastructure.