DB seeks month-wise data of animals injured in road accidents

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 24: Division Bench of the State High Court comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Sindhu Sharma today asked Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed appearing for SAVE (an NGO working for the welfare of the animals) to produce month wise data regarding the animals injured in road accidents.
When the contempt petition filed by SAVE through its Chairperson, Devinder Kaur Madaan alias Rumpy Madaan alleging violation of the judgment passed by the Division Bench with regard to the non-constitution of District Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals came up for hearing, Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed with Advocates Rahul Raina, Supriya Chouhan and Mohd Zulkarnain Chowdhary appearing for the NGO invited the attention of the Division Bench towards the untimely death of a horse and a camel on Jammu Flyover and on National Highway near IIT Jagti (Nagrota) due to delayed arrival of the JMC vehicle meant for lifting of sick/injured animals.
Advocate Ahmed vehemently argued that there is only one vehicle with Jammu Municipal Corporation for lifting of sick/injured animals and it took more than 03 hours for the vehicle to reach on spot and because of delayed arrival both injured horse and camel succumbed to their injuries.
He further submitted that day in and day out the stray cattle and dogs are hit on roads by the speedy vehicles and because of inadequate number of vehicles with JMC the injured animals die on the roads.
“Appropriate directions are required to be issued to the Commissioner JMC to procure more vehicles for lifting sick/injured animals and similar directions are required to be issued to the Deputy Commissioner Samba and Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Samba for procuring the vehicles as recently at Bari Brahmana, a horse died due to excessive bleeding because of its late shifting to the hospital”, he said.
After considering the submissions, the Division Bench orally asked Advocate Ahmed to give month-wise detail of animals injured in the road accidents in Jammu so that a view can be taken in this matter.
Division Bench also directed Senior AAG S S Nanda appearing for the State Government to file compliance report on behalf of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu as well as Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir with regard to constitution of District Societies for prevention of cruelty to animals.

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