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The Supreme Court connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) reserved its verdict connected a batch of pleas seeking modification of earlier orders successful the stray dogs case.
A seat of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria reserved its determination aft proceeding amicus curiae Gaurav Agarwal, who summarised the steps taken by states similar Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The Bench besides heard the counsel appearing for NHAI regarding compliance of the November 7, 2025 absorption wherever the authorization was directed to region stray animals from National Highways and fencing of roads.
The apical tribunal asked the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to process the applications of NGOs seeking support to carnal shelters oregon carnal commencement power facilities.
"Either you judge it oregon cull the applications but bash it expeditiously," the seat told the counsel appearing for AWBI, who pointed retired that aft the November 7 bid of the court, determination was a surge successful specified applications from antithetic organisations.
The apical tribunal asked the parties to record their written submissions arsenic aboriginal arsenic imaginable successful the matter.
On Wednesday (January 28, 2026), the apical tribunal flagged its interest implicit State governments not complying with its directions to heighten their stray dogs sterilisation capacity, saying, "They are each gathering castles successful the air."
The apical tribunal was proceeding respective petitions seeking modification of its November 7, 2025, bid directing authorities to region stray animals from the organization areas and roads.
On January 13, the apical tribunal said it would inquire states to wage a "heavy compensation" for canine wound incidents and clasp canine feeders accountable for specified cases.
The tribunal besides flagged concerns implicit the non-implementation of norms connected stray animals for the past 5 years.
Taking enactment of the "alarming rise" successful dog-bite incidents wrong organization areas specified arsenic acquisition institutions, hospitals and railway stations, the apex tribunal connected November 7 directed relocation of stray canines forthwith to designated shelters aft owed sterilisation and vaccination.
It had besides said stray dogs picked up shall not beryllium released backmost to their archetypal place.
The tribunal had directed authorities to guarantee the removal of each cattle and different stray animals from the authorities highways, nationalist highways and expressways.
The apical tribunal is proceeding a suo motu case, initiated connected July 28 past year, implicit a media study connected stray canine bites starring to rabies, peculiarly among children, successful the nationalist capital.
