A stray dog at Lodhi Garden, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.
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The Supreme Court listed a case regarding community dogs before a three-judge Bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath on Thursday (August 14, 2025).
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The move has happened in the backdrop of an August 11 order by a Division Bench headed by Justice J.B. Pardiwala directing Delhi NCR authorities to round up or catch stray dogs from the capital’s streets and detain them in shelters within six to eight weeks, never to be let out in public spaces again.
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On Wednesday (August 13, 2025), a lawyer briefed Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai about a May 9, 2024, order to treat stray canines with compassion. The CJI had agreed to list the case after this oral mentioning.
Meanwhile, animal lovers demanded the withdrawal of a Supreme Court order. Holding placards reading “Independence Day, for Whom?”, the demonstrators included activists, volunteers, NCP (SP) spokesperson Anish Gawande, activist Rai Manvi, and Ambika Shukla, founder of People for Animals and sister of former Union Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi.
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