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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to recall its directions issued last year that stray dogs picked by municipal authorities from public places must not be released back into the same area after they are vaccinated or sterilised, Live Law reported.

As per the directions issued in November, the dogs picked up from public places must be placed in shelters.

Dismissing a set of petitions seeking modifications to the directives, a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria said that the state cannot remain a “passive spectator” while citizens face the threat of dog attacks in public areas, The Indian Express reported.

If officials fail to implement these directions, they will be liable for contempt action, the court said.

The court said that the constitutional right to life includes the right to move freely in public without the fear of being attacked. “The Constitution does not envisage a society where children and elderly citizens are left to survive on the mercy of physical strength or chance,” the judges said, according to the newspaper.

The court on Tuesday directed states and Union Territories to implement the Animal Welfare Board of India Rules and to set up at least one Animal Birth Control centre in each district, Live Law reported. States must ensure that anti-rabies vaccines and immunoglobulins are...

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