New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Supreme Court's recent directive to round up and relocate all stray dogs in the National Capital Region to canine shelters within eight weeks appears to represent not just a failure of judicial wisdom, but a betrayal of the principles of reason and justice that should guide our highest court. The order, issued by Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, could amount to a death sentence for thousands of voiceless creatures.

The cruel irony of this order lies not in its intent to protect Indian citizens from rabies-a legitimate concern-but in its apparent ignorance of ground realities.

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