Overview
- A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted an unusually high volume of interlocutory applications, with Justice Mehta remarking that such numbers rarely appear even in human cases.
- A three-judge special bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N V Anjaria is scheduled to hear consolidated pleas on Wednesday, January 7.
- The court’s November 7 directions ordered immediate relocation of stray dogs from institutional areas to shelters after sterilisation and vaccination, with a bar on returning them to pick‑up locations.
- The November order also called removal of stray animals from highways and required institutions to secure premises through fencing and other measures under district oversight.
- The suo motu case began on July 28 after reports of attacks and rabies cases, and the non‑return directive has since been challenged by animal‑welfare groups under the ABC Rules 2023 with protests reported in Delhi.