Taking strong exceptions to a cerebral palsy student of National Law University, Odisha (NLUO) facing dog attacks 15 times in one month, the Orissa High Court has ordered relocation of all stray dogs from the campus within 24 hours.
A division bench comprising Orissa High Court Chief Justice S. Talapatra and Judge Savitri Ratho, while hearing a public interest litigation on August 28, took note of the gravity of the situation and directed the Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation to engage a squad under supervision of the health officer for relocating all the stray dogs from NLUO campus within 24 hours.
In the past month, Aditya Roy Chowdhury, a first-year student of NLUO, who suffers from cerebral palsy and 65% disability has been chased by the stray dogs in the university campus 15 times and bitten seven times. The last attack was on August 26. Each time, he had to take anti-rabies injection, the PIL pointed out.
