How ‘NALSAR model’ got narrow exception in the Supreme Court, Pg8

Key Highlights:

• The Supreme Court made a narrow exception in its May 19th ruling on stray dog management, allowing educational institutions to implement campus-based dog housing initiatives.
• The exception was made following NALSAR University's intervention, recognizing their successful campus dog management model.
• NALSAR's Animal Law Centre will be liable for any dog bite injuries occurring within the campus.
• The 'NALSAR model' involves students and faculty collaborating to protect and manage community dogs through feeding, vaccination, and sterilization programs.

Detailed Insights:

• The 'NALSAR model' emerged after a 2017 incident involving the poisoning of dogs on campus, leading to the creation of the 'We for the Dogs' group and the Animal Law Centre in 2018.
• The Animal Law Centre aims to produce research and build capacity in animal law and policy, fostering collaboration between academia, grassroots stakeholders, and government agencies.
• NALSAR's dog policy, drafted by senior faculty and students, balances human safety with animal protection, tasking the student bar council with overseeing its implementation and conflict mitigation.
• The university conducts annual sensitization measures to reduce human-dog conflicts and celebrates events like Kukur Tihar to promote positive interactions with dogs.
• The Supreme Court's ruling acknowledges NALSAR's efforts as a replicable experiment, offering hope for similar initiatives in other institutions.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Euthanasia: The act of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering.
• Tortious Liability: Legal responsibility for damages caused by a civil wrong or injury.
• Sterilization: A surgical procedure that makes an animal unable to reproduce.