The Court said the municipality cannot be absolved of its liability to pay compensation on mere contention that there is no provision for it under the Orissa Municipal Act.
Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj expressed concern over a rising number of fatalities and number of stray animals on roads, linking it to state policies lacking impact assessment and infrastructure development.
The court specified a minimum compensation of Rs 10,000 per tooth mark in dog bite cases and a minimum of Rs 20,000 per 0.2 cm of wound where flesh is affected. HC on Stray Dog Bite: Punjab and Haryana High Court Sets Minimum Compensation at Rs 10,000 Per Tooth Mark, Declares State Responsible for Animal Attacks.
The Punjab & Haryana High Court, while disposing of a bunch of 193 pleas asked Punjab, has ordered the states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to constitute committees chaired by the deputy commissioners of respective districts to determine such compensation., India News, Times Now