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Delhi stray dogs: CJI Gavai to review conflicting Supreme Court orders over relocation
Updated On: 13 August, 2025 02:26 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Chief Justice BR Gavai has agreed to review the Supreme Court’s conflicting orders on Delhi’s stray dog issue. While one bench ordered relocating all strays to shelters, another stressed compassion, sterilisation, and vaccination. The move comes amid rising rabies concerns and a nationwide debate over managing community dogs.

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The Supreme Court's decision on moving stray dogs to the shelter home in Delhi has sparked a huge debate across the country. Taking this very sensitive matter into consideration, the Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, on Wednesday said that he would examine the ongoing issue relating to community dogs. The Chief Justice of India took this matter into consideration after an advocate mentioned the matter, stating that different benches of the Supreme Court have issued conflicting directions.
As reported by news agency ANI, the matter relating to stray dogs was mentioned before a bench headed by the CJI for urgent listing, to which the CJI said, "I will look into this."
In reply, Advocate Nanita Sharma said that two benches of the apex court have already passed different orders on the stray dogs issue.
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