Lawyer Slaps Animal Lover Outside Supreme Court Amid Stray Dogs Order Row | Video

Last Updated:August 13, 2025, 14:56 IST

A video widely shared on social media shows a visibly angry lawyer slapping a man, believed to be a dog lover, twice outside the Supreme Court.

A brawl outside the Supreme Court (Video screengrabs)

A clash between a lawyer and a man, believed to be a dog lover, erupted outside the Supreme Court in the national capital. According to NDTV, the altercation occurred on the day the Supreme Court delivered its order on stray dogs, which has sparked strong reactions.

A video of the incident was widely shared on social media, showing an agitated lawyer slapping a man, believed to be a dog lover.

The lawyer hits the man twice before bystanders step in to intervene. Voices in the background could be heard shouting and hurling abuses at the lawyer involved.

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On August 11, the Supreme Court noted an “extremely grim" situation due to stray dog bites resulting in rabies, particularly among children, and directed Delhi-NCR authorities to permanently relocate all strays from streets to shelters “at the earliest".

Saying dog shelters will have to be augmented over time, the court directed Delhi authorities to start by creating shelters for around 5,000 canines within six to eight weeks.

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan passed a slew of directions and warned of strict action against an individual or organisation in case of obstruction, which might also prompt the court to initiate contempt proceedings.

The bench further asked if the animal activists and “so-called lovers" would be able to bring back children who fell prey to rabies.

On Wednesday, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said he would examine the ongoing issue relating to community dogs, after an advocate mentioned the matter, saying different benches of the Supreme Court have issued conflicting directions.

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."

Advocate Nanita Sharma said two benches of the apex court have passed different orders on the stray dogs issue.

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Vani Mehrotra

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

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