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A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court order upholding the validity of a caste survey in Bihar, contending the notification issued by the state government for the exercise is against the constitutional mandate
The Patna High Court has observed that the Bihar Caste Survey is not aimed at taxing, branding, labeling, or isolating individuals or groups.
The Patna High Court had in May this year stayed the caste survey with immediate effect, asking the authorities to preserve the data collected so far
The Patna High Court today DISMISSED pleas challenging the decision of the Bihar Government to conduct a caste-based survey in the State. The High Court, has in effect, paved the way for a caste-based...
The Patna High Court has upheld the caste survey ordered by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar as perfectly valid and initiated with due competence. The survey, which aims to provide development with justice, has faced challenges but the court dismissed the petitions. The first round of the survey was conducted earlier this year. The court ruled that the state government has the power to carry out the survey, and it is necessary for the upliftment of socially and educationally backward communities. The government will now decide on further action in light of the court order.