Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Centre, Delhi Govt on Petition to Prohibit Ferocious Dog Breeds

The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Centre, the Delhi government, the Delhi Police, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on a petition seeking a ban on the import, breeding, sale, and domestication of ferocious dog breeds.

The plea was filed by the father of a 6-year-old who sustained grievous injuries after a Pitbull allegedly attacked him on November 23.

The petitioner said earlier complaints about the same dog were ignored and sought compensation and an inquiry into official inaction.

The Court directed MCD not to release the dog without precautions and asked police to act on the FIR, with a status report due in four weeks.

[Dinesh Kumar Roy v. Union of India & Ors.]