New Delhi/IBNS, Aug. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the shifting of all stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR region to shelter homes amid the rising cases of dog bites and people's death by rabies, media reports said.

The top court ruled that all stray dogs from the residential localities will have to be shifted to the shelters within eight weeks and any organisation attempting to block it will face strictest punishment.

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan passed the order while hearing the matter after taking note of a news report on deaths due to rabies following dog bites.

The court said it will only hear the Centre's argument and not from any dog lover or a third party in the case.

The court has ordered the Delhi go...