Overview
- The bench said it will issue directions in the coming days regulating the feeding of dogs within government building premises, declining a request to hear intervenors before doing so for such institutions.
- The Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories appeared as directed, and the court recorded that compliance affidavits have now been filed.
- The court dispensed with the requirement for Chief Secretaries to appear at future dates, cautioning that any lapse will trigger renewed personal attendance orders.
- The Animal Welfare Board of India was impleaded as a respondent, and victims of dog bites were allowed to intervene without the deposit required of dog‑welfare intervenors under the August 22 order.
- The proceedings stem from a suo motu case expanded nationwide to enforce the Animal Birth Control Rules, with prior directions requiring detailed municipal data and rejecting virtual appearances for top officials.