Supreme Court Rejects Plea Alleging Punjab CM Misrepresented Stray Dog Euthanasia Order
मुख्य बातें
- •The Supreme Court on May 25, 2025, refused to entertain a plea alleging Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann misrepresented its May 19 order on stray dog euthanasia.
- •Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta questioned whether political statements should lead to changes in judicial orders.
- •The apex court’s May 19 verdict allows euthanasia only for rabid, incurably ill, dangerous, or aggressive dogs to protect human life.
- •The court directed all High Courts to register suo motu cases to ensure compliance with its August 22, 2025, and November 7, 2025, directives on stray dog management.
- •The bench emphasized that human safety must prevail when weighed against animal welfare under the Constitution.
- •The petitioner’s counsel claimed euthanasia was being misapplied, but the court refused to entertain the plea and directed the matter to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
New Delhi, May 25, 2025: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a fresh plea that claimed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had misstated its recent order on euthanasia of stray dogs. A two-judge bench led by Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta made it clear that the apex court’s May 19 verdict allowing humane euthanasia for rabid, incurably ill, dangerous, and aggressive dogs would not be altered merely because a Chief Minister had publicly interpreted it differently.
