22
Aug
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday revised its earlier ruling on the management of stray dogs, bringing sweeping changes to its August 11 order that had prohibited the release of captured dogs in Delhi-NCR.A three-judge bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath, with Justices Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria, clarified that strays caught by civic authorities must be sterilised, vaccinated, dewormed, and then released back into the same locality. However, dogs infected with rabies, suspected rabies, or showing aggressive behaviour will not be returned to the streets. Instead, they will be kept in shelters or dog pounds after receiving treatment.The…