Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: In a suo-moto Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting exponential increase in dog bite cases in Ladakh from 854 in 2017 to 2229 in 2022 and about 220 people were reportedly bitten by dogs in January, 2023 alone, a Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court comprising Chief Justice N Kotishwar Singh and Justice Sanjay Dhar has issued two week notice to Union Territory of Ladakh through its Commissioner Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Municipal Committee, Leh through its Chairman, Municipal Committee, Kargil through its Chairman, Director, Health Services, Kargil and Ladakh Legal Services Authority, through its Member Secretary.
The DB issued directions for filing response within two weeks.
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