A special bank with three judges led by the Vikram Nath justice made it clear that this move does not apply to dogs infected with rabies or presumably that they are infected with rabies and those who display aggressive behavior. | Photocredit: Machthy RV
The Supreme Court changed the direction of 11 August on Friday to prohibit the release of stray dogs from dog shelter in Delhi-NCR, and said that the collected canines are sterilized, vaccinated and released in the same area.
A special bank with three judges led by the Vikram Nath justice made it clear that this move does not apply to dogs infected with rabies or presumably that they are infected with rabies and those who display aggressive behavior. The bank, also consisting of Justices Sandep Mehta and NV Anjaraia, said that the direction of 11 August that prohibits the release of stray dogs from dog shelters will be held pending for the time being.
The bank has instructed the municipal authorities to create dedicated food space where people can feed stray dogs.
It said that the food areas are created by social bodies that keep an eye on the population, concentration of stray dogs in the particularly municipal department.
The bank has made it clear that feeding stray dogs should not be allowed on the street.
It said that notification boards are placed in the vicinity of designated food areas stating that stray dogs are only fed into such areas.
It said that people found those stray dogs on the street on the street can be continued with a legal framework under relevant.
By expanding the scope of the case Pan-India to be expanded, the bank implemented all states and trade union areas as parties in the case and the plea transmitted the supplications pending various high courts on the issue of stray dogs.
It placed the case to hear after eight weeks.
The bank has accepted the order on the Interim prayer in search of a stay in the direction of 11 August.
De Tophof delivered its order in a SUO Motu case on July 28 on a media report on stray dog bites that lead to rabies, especially among children, in the national capital.
A bank with two judges of the Tophof had adopted a whole series of instructions on 11 August, including the orders of the authorities in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad, to pick up stray dogs from all places “at his earliest” to dogs “at his earliest”.
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Published on August 22, 2025
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