The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on pleas seeking a stay of its August 11 order to remove all stray dogs from the localities in the Delhi-NCR region and put them in shelter homes. A three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria said it will pass a
Mukherjee argued that housing large numbers of dogs together would risk cross-infection and high mortality, while the logistics and costs involved would be prohibitive.
"This decision is very correct... People with pet dogs often find their dogs biting people on the road. People love dogs and often carry them in their cars. When a dog bites, 14 injections are needed... However, when we bring a goat into our house, they become very sad, even though the goat
Earlier today, Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh welcomed the Supreme Court's order directing the removal of stray dogs from all localities in Delhi-NCR within eight weeks and said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) would implement the order in a phased manner.