The Supreme Court on Thursday , Aug 14, reserved its orders on petitions seeking a stay on its August 11 order in a suo motu case to round up stray dogs in Delhi-NCR and send them to dog shelters with immediate effect.
“The whole problem is because of the inaction of local authorities… Rules are framed, but no implementation carried out, creating a problem today. On one hand, humans are suffering, on other hand animal lovers want dogs protected,” a three-judge Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath said.
The hearing took place after CJI BR Gavai on Wednesday assigned the matter to a new three-judge Bench led by Justice Nath following widespread protests across India over the top court’s order to relocate stray dogs in Delhi-NCR. Several petitioners sought recall of the SC’s August 11 directions issued by a Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan. The Bench reserved its order on interim stay after hearing the parties.