IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
XYZ, J
Pratima Devi v. Municipal Corporation
1. Pursuant to the directions passed by this Court vide the last order dated 25th March, 2025, this Court is informed that a joint meeting was conducted between the concerned officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi ("MCD"), Animal Welfare Board of India ("AWBI") and the representative of the petitioner.
2. A copy of the unsigned Minutes of the Meeting has been handed over to this Court, by learned counsel appearing for the AWBI, which is taken on record.
3. As per the said Minutes of the Meeting, it has been decided that after the dogs have been sterilized and vaccinated, they will be left back in the vicinity of the shelter, without relocating them.
4. This Court is of the view that leaving the dogs on the streets, after their vaccination and sterilization, is not the proper solution in the present matter, due to the large number of dogs involved in the present case.
5. This Court notes that various instances of dog bites by stray dogs have come forth, which are reported regularly in the newspapers, along with several petitions before this Court, wherein, instances of dog bites have been brought to the notice of this Court.
6. This Court in the case of Geeta Devi Versus Govt.
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