Sr Adv Raj Shekhar Rao (for an animal welfare... ... Stray Dogs Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 3]

Sr Adv Raj Shekhar Rao (for an animal welfare organization): Court did not intend its interim order to have trappings of final order. Recently, this court passed an order about collective commitment towards wildlife and compassion for all living beings. Your lordships were the author of that. Empathy must guide conduct of individuals, but also the Court. Directions seem to be in teeth of what law suggests. Reality is - we don't have mechanism. Doctrine of proportionality - was the Court's order the most proportionate in the available background? Animals are per se good. CSVR achieves safety. We have placed on record videos to show how directions were implemented. Several instances where dogs have become part of establishment. CLC dog population has come down. Please consider giving institutions 6 months to see if they can address issue on their own. Not talking about hospitals. I have given details of videos where dogs were mishandled

J Mehta: There are many videos on YouTube about dogs attacking children and elderly, we don't want a contest.

Next hearing on Tuesday.