Taking strong exception to non-filing of affidavits in the stray dog menace case, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the chief secretaries of states and Union Territories, other than those of West Bengal and Telangana, to appear before it on November 3 to explain why compliance affidavits were not filed.

A three-judge Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath noted that only the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and states of West Bengal and Telangana have filed their compliance affidavits following its August 22 order.

The Bench – which also included Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria -- slammed the other states and UTs for not filing compliance affidavits regarding the steps taken by them to implement the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules.

Stating that its August 22 order contained eve

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