India, Oct. 18 -- The Delhi high court was informed on Friday that no coercive action would be taken against nine people who had protested against the Supreme Court's directive requiring civic authorities to confine all stray dogs in dedicated shelters without releasing them back onto the streets.

The Delhi Police, represented by Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Naresh Kumar Chahar, submitted before a bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Thursday that this assurance was conditional upon the individuals cooperating with the ongoing investigation.

"On instructions from the Investigative Officer (IO), the learned APP for the state submits that no coercive action is being contemplated against the petitioners, subject to them joining t...