ANUPAM TRIPATHI Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Court on 5th April, 2016, Anupam Tripathi v. Union of India,(2016) 13 SCC 492 : (2016) 13 SCC 504 had appointed a Committee headed by Justice Siri Jagan, former Judge of the High Court of Kerala. The Committee consists of Justice Siri Jagan, Law Secretary of the State of Kerala and the Director of Health Services, Government of Kerala. The Committee has submitted the interim report which has focused mainly on the menace of street dogs itself and how to control it. The Committee has enumerated situations which are affecting the public at large. We think it appropriate to reproduce the relevant observations of the Committee:

(2.) The World Health Organisation recommends classification of animal bites for post exposure prophylaxis as follows, which is followed in our country:

(3.) As of now, the Kerala Medical Services Corporation is procuring the Anti rabies Vaccine and Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin (ERIG) 300 IU/ml for the post exposure prophylaxis of Rabies.