Law Student Moves Kerala High Court After Being Bitten By Stray Dog, Seeks Implementation Of Animal Birth Control Rules

The matter was taken by Justice C. S. Dias who issued notice to the State and Central governments. 

As per the petitioner, she got attacked by 5 stray dogs while she was returning from Nedumangad Municipality office, where she was doing her internship. She was bitten by one of the dogs. She submitted that she was saved from further injury as she ran to a nearby house and closed the gate. The stray dogs fled the scene after residents came to the place hearing her screams, she claimed. 

After the incident, she made a request to the Municipality Secretary to take steps like sterilization, vaccination and other humane methods to deal with the issue. However, there has been no response.

She has sought a direction from the High Court to constitute a committee under Rule 4 of Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rule, 2001 to capture, sterilizing and rehabilitate stray dogs.

The case is next posted to 17^th June.

The plea is moved by Advocates Sarin, M. R. Sasith, P. Santhoshkumar (Karumkulam), Parvathi Krishna, Mahalekshmy P. S., Aiswarya Menon

Case Title: Keerthana Sarin v State of Kerala and Others

Case No: WP(C) 21206/ 2025