Why Maneka Gandhi is frothing at the mouth.
The Supreme Court today posted to September for final hearing on whether stray dogs can be exterminated by authorities if they caused "nuisance" topeople. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan told senior counsel Raj Panjwani appearing for Animal Welfare Board of India and others that it would hear the matter at length and pass appropriate orders. The apex court had on January 23, 2009 stayed a Bombay High Court judgement which had allowed municipal authorities in Maharashtra to kill stray dogs causing "nuisance". The board in its appeal had maintained that unless the term "nuisance" was clearly defined the order of the high court cannot be mplemented. It was pointed out that two sets of legislations existedon treatment of stray dogs in Mumbai.