CITIZENS IN COURT / MEGHNA UNIYAL
Dubious rabies vaccine
In January 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the Kerala Pravasi Association seeking the formation of an independent expert committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the Intradermal Dermal Rabies Vaccine (IDRV), as well as the anti-rabies vaccine given to dogs in India. This was after several people
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Feeding pigeons isn’t holy
In 2016, in Jigeesha Thakore Vs Dilip Sumanlal Shah, the Supreme Court upheld a Bombay High Court order prohibiting a family from feeding pigeons even from their own private balcony, stating that “a person cannot feed birds from a flat’s balcony creating nuisance due to droppings and filth for other occupants in
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The struggle to fix a drain
In early 2018, a group of residents noticed large amounts of sewage water flowing into a stormwater drain near their residential area in Noida. The stormwater drain, meant to ensure that excess rainwater was directed into the Yamuna rather than flooding the area, was being severely polluted, causing numerous health
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Pets must follow rules
THE issue of dog attacks is nothing short of a public health and safety crisis in India today. While stray dog attacks have reached epidemic levels, pet dog attacks are also occurring at a worrisome rate, revealing irresponsible and dangerously negligent owners. As the Supreme Court tackles the vexatious matter of
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Why dogs run wild in Noida
In 2021, a group of citizens comprising seven mothers and one father from a residential society in Noida, approached the Allahabad High Court for directions to the local authority to protect their families from stray dog attacks inside society premises. This after repeated, unprovoked attacks on their children by stray
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Disabled people vs strays
In June 2023, an 11-year-old disabled boy in Kannur, Kerala, was mauled by a pack of stray dogs, a few hundred metres from his home. Being mute, Nihal could not cry out for help and succumbed to his horrific injuries. In 2023, a first-year student of the National Law College,
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