Overview
- The sessions judge said there was no stay on prior trial-court directives from August 11 and December 24, 2025, and ordered the dogs released forthwith to owner Vishal.
- SGACC was faulted for intentional non-compliance, gross negligence, and a defiant attitude, with the court rejecting its plea for more time as a lame excuse.
- The court mandated a detailed, sworn report listing all animals taken into custody, returns to owners, deaths with veterinary records, adoptions or transfers, current locations, and identification and record-keeping systems.
- The owner alleged the shelter used the dogs for commercial exploitation and illegal trafficking and claimed credible information that two dogs were sold during custody.
- SGACC maintained the animals were held during a cruelty investigation tied to a Jagatpuri police FIR and argued that release conflicted with the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and that staff shortages hindered identification of specific dogs.