The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may impose liability on both civic authorities and dog feeders for any injury or death caused by stray dog attacks. The bench also referred to the January 6 incident in Gujarat, where a stray dog bit a lawyer inside the high court premises. The incident had prompted the Gujarat high court advocates’ association to demand the urgent removal of stray dogs from the court campus due to rising dog bite incidents. It also said stray dogs picked up shall not be released back to the place they were picked up from. The top court is hearing a suo motu case, initiated on July 28 last year, over a media report on stray dog bites leading to rabies, particularly among children, in the national capital.

Source: The Telegraph January 13, 2026 08:48 UTC