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25 May

Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing Over Punjab CM’s Remarks in Stray Dogs Matter

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently hear a plea seeking action over comments allegedly made by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann regarding the court’s recent order on stray dogs. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta declined to entertain the mention of the matter after the petitioner’s counsel claimed that the Chief Minister had interpreted the court’s directions as permitting the killing of stray dogs. The lawyer argued that following the Supreme Court’s May 19 ruling in the stray dogs case, the Punjab Chief Minister had reportedly posted on social media suggesting…

19 May

‘Human safety first’: Supreme Court supports euthanasia of rabid stray dogs

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Rajeev Sharma :- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to relax its earlier direction regarding the removal of stray dogs from public institutions and crowded public places, stressing that the safety of citizens cannot be compromised. The court maintained that authorities must act firmly in dealing with stray dog threats, particularly in cases involving aggressive or rabid animals. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria observed that the judiciary could not ignore the growing number of dog attack incidents being reported from across the country. The judges said governments have a constitutional responsibility to…

02 Jan

FIR Registered After DoE Complaint Over Alleged Misinformation on Stray Dog Circular

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New Delhi, January 2, 2026: Delhi Police on Friday registered an FIR following a complaint filed by the Directorate of Education (DoE) over the alleged spread of misleading information on social media regarding a government circular related to the appointment of nodal officers for stray dog-related matters. Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood said the action was taken after what he described as false and distorted claims were circulated online, including a social media post by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal. The post had suggested that school teachers in the capital were being directed to count stray dogs…

29 Dec

Delhi Government Orders Schools to Appoint Nodal Officers for Stray Dog Issues, Teachers Raise Objections

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New Delhi, December 29, 2025: The Delhi government has directed all educational institutions, including schools, to designate nodal officers to handle issues related to stray dogs and submit their details to the Directorate of Education (DoE), a move that has triggered strong opposition from teachers’ associations. According to a circular issued by the Caretaking Branch of the DoE, district education officers have been instructed to compile information on nodal officers appointed in schools, stadiums and sports complexes under their jurisdiction. The details to be submitted include the name, designation, contact number and email ID of the nominated officers. The department…

07 Nov

Supreme Court Issues Nationwide Directions to Keep Stray Dogs Out of Public Spaces

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Expressing serious concern over the increasing number of dog-bite cases across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered a series of preventive measures to curb the stray dog menace in public areas. A three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria directed that all educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands, railway stations, and similar public facilities must be enclosed with fencing to stop the entry of stray dogs. The Court stated that local civic bodies would be responsible for removing such dogs from these premises and transferring them to approved shelters…

07 Nov

Supreme Court orders complete removal of stray dogs from near schools, railway stations and bus stands

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National Times Bureau :- The Supreme Court on Friday directed that all stray dogs near schools, colleges, hospitals, bus and railway stations, sports grounds, and other public places must be removed and relocated to shelters. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria said that once the dogs are taken away, they must not be brought back to the same places. The court asked all states and union territories to list every educational and sports institution under their areas. It also ordered District Magistrates (DMs) to make sure that schools, colleges, hospitals, sports complexes, and government offices…

22 Aug

SC Revises Stray Dog Directions, Calls for Humane Yet Regulated Approach

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday revised its earlier ruling on the management of stray dogs, bringing sweeping changes to its August 11 order that had prohibited the release of captured dogs in Delhi-NCR.A three-judge bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath, with Justices Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria, clarified that strays caught by civic authorities must be sterilised, vaccinated, dewormed, and then released back into the same locality. However, dogs infected with rabies, suspected rabies, or showing aggressive behaviour will not be returned to the streets. Instead, they will be kept in shelters or dog pounds after receiving treatment.The…

14 Aug

‘Govt Does Nothing’, Says Supreme Court On Stray Dogs Issue in Delhi, Reserves Order on August 11 Directions

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): The Supreme Court has questioned why stray dogs were being taken off the streets in certain parts of Delhi even before its August 11 order directing their relocation to shelter homes was made public. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice N.V. Anjaria heard multiple petitions challenging the two-judge bench order that had triggered widespread outrage among animal rights advocates. That earlier order, passed by Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, had instructed authorities to remove stray dogs from residential neighbourhoods across the National Capital Region and house them in shelters. During…