- By Nidhi Giri
- Tue, 19 May 2026 10:58 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied modifying the November 25 order on removal of stray dogs from public places such as schools and hospitals. Additionally, the top court rejected all the pleas in connection with the stray dog case.
Observing that petitioners had not offered strong enough reasons to interfere with Animal Welfare Board of India protocols, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria said, “We have given detailed consideration to applications seeking recall of our November 7 judgement (but) we have dismissed all the applications.”
In November 2025, the Supreme Court had put out directions for removal of stray dogs from public places including near hospitals, parks, railway stations and relocated them to shelters instead.
The Supreme Court bench also came down heavily on states and local authorities for implementation of sterilisation and vaccination in their areas without a proper plan.
The bench observed, “Discernible absence of efforts to expand and quantify infrastructure in proportion to increasing population of stray dogs."
“It defeats the objects of the framework. Had states acted with due foresight, the present situation would not have assumed such alarming proportions," it further remarked.
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The apex court stated that inaction and absence of effective implementation of ABC Framework has aggravated the stray dog situation.
“Prolonged inaction and absence of institutional commitment to effective implementation of ABC Framework has contributed significantly to the persistence as well as aggravation of the problem which has now assumed dimensions warranting urgent and systemic intervention," the court said.
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Fresh directions were also issued to States and Union Territories by the top court in regards to the implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) guidelines. The court has asked them to come up with at least one ABC centre in every district with trained doctors