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The Supreme Court will give its verdict today in the case related to the increasing number of stray dogs and incidents of dog bites across the country.
The bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria had reserved the decision after the completion of the hearing on January 29. During this, the states, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) had presented their arguments.
In the last hearing, the court had said – If any attack by stray dogs causes injury or death, then the responsibility of the dog feeders along with the municipal body can also be fixed.
The court said, ‘It would be wrong to consider our comments as a joke. We are serious. The court will not shy away from fixing responsibility because the failure of the local administration has come to light in the current system.
The court had taken suo motu cognizance last year
This case started on July 28, 2025. The Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the attacks and deaths caused by stray dogs in the country. On August 11, 2025, the court had ordered to capture all the stray dogs from Delhi-NCR within 8 weeks and send them to shelter homes. Due to protests against this, the court changed its order on 22 August 2025.
The court said that dogs which do not have rabies and are not aggressive, can be released after sterilization and vaccination in the same area from where they were caught.
Later the scope of the case was extended to the entire country. On November 7, 2025, the court, in an interim order, had asked the states and NHAI to remove stray animals from around highways, hospitals, schools and other institutions.
Last 8 hearings took place in the case…
29 January 2026: Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice N.V. Anjaria’s bench had said that the court wants to end the hearing today itself after completing the arguments of the private parties. After this the states will be given a chance of one day. Read the full news…
January 9, 2026: Actress Sharmila Tagore’s lawyer said that not all dogs are aggressive. There is a dog named Goldie in Delhi AIIMS, who has been there for years but has never bitten anyone. On this issue, the court had reprimanded Tagore’s lawyer and said – Do not try to show such dogs as good or great. Read the full news…
January 8, 2026: Justice Nath had said that dogs sense fear of humans and hence bite. A lawyer (a fan of dogs) denied this. Then the Justice said- Don’t shake your head, I am saying this from personal experience. Read the full news…
7 November 2025: The court issued instructions to remove stray dogs from educational institutions, hospitals, railway stations etc. The order said that the dogs removed from the hideouts should not be released back there again. Read the full news…
3 November 2025: Asked for personal call of Chief Secretaries. When the Chief Secretary of Bihar sought exemption due to elections, the court did not grant this permission. Said that your role in the elections is not special, hence you will have to appear. Read the full news…
27 October 2025: Reprimanded the states. Said that the increasing incidents of stray dog bites harm the country’s image. Read the full news…
22 August 2025: Changed the earlier order. After sterilization and vaccination, they were asked to leave them back in their area. Declaring designated feeding zones in public places. Read the full news…
11–14 August 2025: For the first time, the court had ordered to pick up the dogs from the streets and keep them in shelter homes. Read the full news…
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