The Supreme Court on Monday has asked Chief Secretaries of all the states and Union Territories, which have not filed an affidavit in compliance with the court’s direction on the issue of stray dog menace in the country, to be present on November 3.

A three-judge special bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria noted that only the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and states of West Bengal and Telangana have filed their compliance affidavits in pursuance to the apex court's August 22 order. The court was hearing a suo motu case titled "In Re: City Hounded By Strays, Kids Pay The Price".

Except for these three states, Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories have to be present before the court at 10.30 am on November 3 along with an explanation as

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