NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court docket on Thursday rejected Bihar chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit’s plea to be exempted from showing in court docket within the matter referring to the stray canine menace throughout the nation. Amrit had earlier requested to be excused from attending the listening to, citing the continued work associated to the upcoming meeting election within the state. The bench, nevertheless, turned down his request, noting that he has no function in managing election-related actions and that such issues are dealt with by the Election Fee.The court docket made its place clear, saying the chief secretary “has nothing to do with the election.” “So that you come right here,” the bench directed.This comes after Supreme Court docket, on Monday, had criticized a number of states and Union Territories for not complying with its orders on controlling stray canine assaults. The bench noticed that the shortage of motion was reflecting poorly on the nation internationally. “Steady incidents are occurring and the picture of the nation is being proven as down within the eyes of international nations,” Justice Nath stated, whereas main the three-judge bench.Solely the Municipal Company of Delhi and the governments of West Bengal and Telangana have filed their affidavits up to now. The bench stated that Chief Secretaries of each different state and Union Territory have to be current in court docket at 10.30 am on November 3, with an evidence for the delay. Pratyaya Amrit, a 1991-batch IAS officer, assumed cost as Bihar’s chief secretary again in September.