14 August 2025: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on pleas challenging its August 11 order calling for the rounding up of all stray dogs in the Delhi NCR region.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria did not grant a stay on the directions issued to municipal authorities.
Appearing for the Central government today, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta argued,
“In a democracy, there is one is vocal majority and one who silently suffers. We have seen videos of people eating chicken egg etc and then claiming to be animal lovers. It is an issue to be resolved. Children are dying…Sterilisation does not stop rabies…even if immunised…”
He went on to say,
“WHO data shows 305 deaths a year. Most of children are under age group of 15. Nobody is a animal hater…Dogs do not have to be killed…they have to be separated. Parents cannot send children out to play. Young girls are mutilated.”
Stating that there was no solution in the existing rules, he added,
“Court has to intervene…this is vocal minority view vs silent majority suffering view.”
Posted by- Garima Agrawal
