The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that all government premises – such as hospital, schools and railway stations – must be properly fenced to prevent stray dogs from entering, Live Law reported.

A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria said that there had been an “alarming rise” in dog bite incidents in the country.

The court said that the concerned local authorities will be responsible for removing stray dogs from such areas and placing them in designated shelters after vaccinating and sterilising them.

Stray dogs picked up from these premises must not be released in the same areas from which they were taken away, the judges directed. “Permitting the same would frustrate the very purpose of liberating such institutions from the presence of stray dog

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