Decide on resuming Siri Jagan committee set up to process dog bite compensation cases: Kerala HC to govt
The bench of Justice C S Dias was considering multiple petitions related to the stray dog menace in Kerala. HC noted that around 9,000 applications for compensation are currently pending before the committee and observed that the govt cannot remain inactive on the issue. If the govt fails to take a decision, the court said it would appoint someone to continue the task and indicated it may ask Justice Siri Jagan to carry on until a decision is made.
One of the petitioners, Keerthana Sarin, was attacked by stray dogs on May 30 while returning home from Nedumangad town in Thiruvananthapuram. She highlighted the hazardous conditions faced by residents due to the stray dog threat.
In a related matter, the secretary of the Ranni-Perunadu grama panchayat challenged an order directing the panchayat to pay compensation to a victim of a stray dog attack. The court observed that since the state has informed, in another case, that it is considering declaring stray dog attacks a state disaster, the question of panchayats paying compensation may not arise.
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Once such a declaration is made, the compensation would fall under the disaster management fund, making the authorities duty-bound to pay it, the court said.
The matter was adjourned to July 21.
In another petition filed by T N Manoj Kumar of Panampilly Nagar, Kochi, HC directed the Kochi corporation to ensure that T G Sunil Kumar does not shelter stray dogs in his residence without a valid license under Section 437 of the Kerala Municipality Act. The court noted that 60 stray dogs were being housed there without proper permission. This matter was adjourned to July 28.
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