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The top court is hearing several petitions challenging the Patna High Court decision upholding the caste survey being undertaken by the Bihar government.
The now withdrawn affidavit maintained that the subject of census is covered in the Union List under Entry 69 in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution and the Census Act, 1948 "empowers only the Union Government to conduct the census.”
Chaudhary differentiated between census and caste-based survey, stating latter is distinct and not synonymous with census.
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The Centre said that the Union of India is committed to taking all affirmative actions for the uplift of SCs/STs/SEBCs and OBCs in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the applicable law