New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The Delhi government on Monday dismissed "misinformation" that it had assigned teachers across the city certain tasks linked to stray dogs in line with a Supreme Court order after pushback from teachers' associations saying that carrying out such non-academic duties would impact the academic session.

Last month, the top court had directed the appointment of nodal officers at sensitive public areas to manage stray dogs. On Monday, the directorate of education (DoE) said it had only instructed the heads of all schools and all concerned local bodies to the measures they had taken in this regard.It had not, it clarified, assigned any specific duties to teachers.

"As per the directions issued by the DoE on November 20th...