New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Supreme Court Judge Justice Vikram Nath thanked Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai for allotting him the "stray dog" case that, he said, made him famous across the civil society, "not just in India but world over."

Speaking at the Regional Conference on Human- Wildlife conflict at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Saturday, Justice Vikram Nath said, "So long I have been known in the legal fraternity for the little work I do, but I am thankful to the stray dogs for making me known to the entire civil society, not only in this country but world over."

"And I am thankful to my CJI for allotting me that matter," he was quoted by Live Law as saying.

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