Residents of the complex alleged that the family fed stray dogs inside the society complex. The incident occurred in the Vatika 21 housing society complex in Sector 83 on Monday night.

Tags: stray dogs Bombay HC Bombay High Court seawood estate limited stray dogs feeding spots Follow Breaking News on abp LIVE for more latest stories and trending topics.In a shocking incident, a residential family of three in Gurugram was held hostage in their car after neighbours objected to the family’s habit of feeding stray dogs. The court urged that parties find other feeding spots. Out of the two rejected spots, one was too close to a service road and the other one was too close to a school, hence unacceptable. While one plot was approved by the court which was near a tree belt, two others were rejected. Three feeding spots were identified by SEL on the periphery of its boundaries on the local authorities’ land.

In the previous hearing, the court sought assistance from an NGO ‘The Welfare of Stray Dogs’ (WSD). The petitioners and the SEL, which manages the residential complex have been fighting over the issue. Six residents of a residential complex at Seawoods in Navi Mumbai had filed a petition seeking a direction to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to identify a feeding area for stray dogs in public places.Īccording to Live Law, the residents have also challenged fines imposed on them by their housing society for feeding strays. Meanwhile, the high court has adjourned the case to March 20, 2023.

However, the court said that finding dedicated feeding spots is the need of the hour, and once identified, the financial and physical obligations to feed, sterilize, vaccinate, and neuter would fall on the volunteers or the feeders.Ī division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale has asked for a list volunteers from SEL, who feed stray dogs inside the complex, and ready to take their care and bear all the costs.

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