Goa, Oct. 27 -- The failure of mu nicipal councils and village panchayats to comply with court directives on stray-dog management has prompted the High Court of Bombay at Goa to order immediate dis ciplinary action against the officials responsible, warning that contempt proceedings could follow. Taking serious note of the non-compliance, a division bench comprising Justice Val miki Menezes and Justice Amit S Jamsandekar on Monday direct ed the Director of Municipal Ad ministration and the Director of Panchayats to initiate discipli nary action against the erring chief officers, the Commission er of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) and panchayat secretaries.

The action must also be recorded in their service record books. The c...