The Supreme Court has given three orders on Friday (November 7, 2025) on the issue of stray dogs. The court has said that the state should work on the report of the amicus curiae and file an affidavit. In the second order, the court said that the order of Rajasthan High Court regarding stray animals on the roads should be implemented in the entire country. Remove stray animals from highways and roads. Keep them in a shelter. Municipal Corporation should form patrolling team and keep surveillance 24 hours. The court has also ordered to issue a helpline number.

In the third order, the Supreme Court said that stray dogs should be prevented from entering educational institutions, sports complexes, hospitals, bus stands, railway stations by installing fences and adopting other measures. Do not allow stray dogs to live there. After vaccination and sterilization, keep them in a shelter home. The court has asked to implement its order in 8 weeks.

On August 11, the bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, taking a strict stance on the incidents of dog bites, had ordered the closure of all stray dogs in shelter homes in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad. Animal lovers reached the Supreme Court in protest against this and presented the matter before the Chief Justice, after which the matter was sent to a bench of three judges.

Changing the old order, a bench of three judges had ordered to catch and sterilize and vaccinate the stray dogs in Delhi-NCR and release them back in their area. Also, on August 22, increasing the scope of hearing, the court transferred the cases pending in various High Courts to itself and asked the states to file affidavits, but in two months only two states filed the affidavits.

The judges expressed surprise that no one, except two states, filed an affidavit in response to its notice. Even the affidavit of Delhi government has not been filed. Only MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) has filed it.

In the hearing held on October 27, the court said that incidents related to dogs are continuously happening across the country. A bad image of India is being created in the world. In such a situation, the lax attitude of the state governments is wrong. Expressing objection over the non-filing of the states’ replies, the court asked whether state officials do not read newspapers or use social media? Even if the copy of the order did not reach his table, he must have definitely got information about this important matter.

In case of stray dogs, Monday (3 On November 2025), the Chief Secretaries of all the states appeared in the Supreme Court. solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that all the states have filed affidavits, on which Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi Raised questions that many important things have not been mentioned in it. On October 27, the Supreme Court reprimanded the states for not filing the affidavit and ordered their Chief Secretaries to appear in the court.

justice Vikram Nath, justice Sandeep Mehta And justice NV Anjariya The bench was hearing. Abhishek Manu Singhvi said in court that affidavits Many important facts have not been mentioned. Like what is the budget of the states to deal with this matterhow many dogs sterilize Done, how many Animal Birth Control (ABC) Centers were created. He suggested that a chart should be made, according to which the states would record their responses.

Justice, according to Live Law’s report Vikram Nath also advocate Singhvi agreed to the advice and said that we checklist Should be made. He said, ,We will not hear individual cases today. Today we have listed the cases of all the states just for compliance. We will look at these in a few days and issue orders. let’s just see that states of this stage But what to say?,

Chief Secretaries of all the states appeared personally in the Supreme Court. The court was told that all the states have filed affidavits. The court asked which state’s chief secretary Have not come. solicitor general frost Mehta Told that the Chief of Madhya Pradesh secretary Have reached Delhi, But he is in traffic. They said that MP Chief Secretary of First the flight got delayed a bit. Now due to traffic it is taking time to come from the airport.

The court asked whether the affidavit of Madhya Pradesh has been filed. The court expressed satisfaction when the answer was yes. court by amicus curie Asked to prepare a brief note from the responses of all the states and make it available by Wednesday Is. The court will give its verdict in this case on Friday, November 7.

In further hearing, Chief Secretaries were exempted from personal appearance. The court said that the hearing of the case will continue further. Even the Chief Secretary of Kerala was not present. The Principal Secretary came in his place. The court accepted this also. after completion of the hearing solicitor The General told that the Chief of Madhya Pradesh secretary Have come to court.

(With inputs from Nipun Sehgal)