Overview

• Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N. V. Anjaria are set to deliver the decision on August 22 after reserving judgment on August 14.
• The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has issued a notification to capture stray dogs, and the Supreme Court declined urgent listing of a plea challenging it, so the directive is not stayed.
• An August 11 two-judge order directed immediate relocation of stray dogs to shelters with no return to streets, called for at least 5,000 shelter spaces initially, and warned of legal action for obstruction.
• Chief Justice B. R. Gavai constituted the three-judge bench to settle inconsistent Supreme Court directions on handling stray dogs.
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta cited about 3.715 million dog-bite cases in 2024 and WHO-reported 305 deaths in 2023 to argue public-safety urgency, even as animal-welfare groups voiced nationwide opposition.