New Delhi- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a suo motu case relating to stray dogs on October 27.

The apex court had on August 22 expanded the scope of the stray dogs case beyond the confines of Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and directed that all states and Union Territories be made parties in the matter.

As per the cause list of October 27 uploaded on the top court’s website, the matter will be heard by a three-judge special bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria.

Besides the suo motu case, four separate pleas related to the issue are also listed for hearing.

In its order passed on August 22, the apex court had modified its earlier direction prohibiting the release of vaccinated stray dogs from pounds in Delhi-NCR, calling it “too harsh” and

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