The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to constitute a special bench to consider the National Highways Authority of India’s challenge to a direction requiring it to build shelters for stray cattle across the country, a measure the highway authority says could cost around Rs 7,000 crore.
The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the NHAI.