Institute of Legal and Management Studies

The Supreme Court will pronounce today its order on the pleas to stay the directions passed by a two-judge bench on August 11 to remove the stray dogs in Delhi National Capital Region to shelter homes.

A three-judge bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria heard the matter.

A two-judge bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, on July 28, took suo moto cognisance of a news item titled "City hounded by strays and kids pay price" published in today's Delhi edition of The Times of India.

On August 11, the two-judge bench passed directions to immediately make dog shelters and report about the creation of infrastructure all over State of NCT Delhi within 8 weeks and shift the stray dogs immediately to those shelters.

In dramatic turn of events, the case was shifted to a three-judge bench the next day after some lawyers mentioned before the Chief Justice of India that those directions were in conflict with the previous orders passed by other benches.

On August 14, the three-judge bench heard the matter and reserved orders.

The three-judge bench will pronounce the order today 10.30 AM.

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