August 22, 2025 12:26 PM
SC modifies stray dog order, allows return after sterilisation and vaccination
The Supreme Court on Friday modified its earlier suo motu order that had mandated the confinement of all stray dogs to shelters across Delhi-NCR, permitting their release back into their original places of habitation after sterilisation and vaccination, except for those infected with rabies or exhibiting aggressive behaviour. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice N.V. Anjaria said, “The earlier prohibition on release shall remain in abeyance. The dogs, once deworm...