Canine attacks in crowded urban spaces became an impromptu topic of discussion in the Supreme Court on Monday with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta drawing the attention of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud to the recent tragic death of a 14-year-old boy from symptoms similar to rabies after being bitten by a dog in Uttar Pradesh.
Chief Justice Chandrachud, in turn, related how a clerk working in his office was attacked by stray dogs sometime ago.
The exchange came when the Chief Justice noticed a lawyer with a freshly bandaged arm in the courtroom. The advocate said he had been set upon by a gang of stray dogs.
