SC declines to entertain petitions against caste-based census in Bihar (Lead)
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain petitions challenging the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste-based census.
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The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain petitions challenging the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste-based census.
The government blames Covid for the delay in new data, which is now hitting crucial policy areas.
In 1881, more than 250 million people answered a list of sometimes puzzling questions put to them by hundreds of enumerators, and were counted in British India's first synchronized census.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A fresh petition was filed before the Supreme Court on Tuesday against the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste survey in the state, claiming the state's action was violative of the basic structure of the Constitution. India News | Fresh Petition in SC Against Bihar Govt's Move to Conduct Caste Survey.
The plea before the Supreme Court seeks the quashing of a 2022 Bihar government notification that called for the conduct of a caste census.