Ashutosh Kumar – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion On May 4, the Patna High Court had put an interim stay on the caste-based population census in Bihar. Till the time this ban was imposed, its constitutionality was generally debated in the courts. It was held that the center has the authority to conduct population census, so it is outside the purview of the state government. But, the issue is not only this. There are five Civil Writ Jurisdiction Cases (CWJC) in Patna High Court, on which collective hearing is now starting…
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Bihar Caste Census: Supreme Court will decide tomorrow- what is to be done on caste census – Supreme Court Hearing On Caste Census In Bihar: Government Plea To Quash High Court Entrim Order
Supreme Court Photo: AMAR UJALA Expansion The Supreme Court has to decide whether caste-based census was being done in Bihar by counting every person or a survey to know the caste of every person. The Patna High Court, in an interim judgment on May 04, had rejected the argument of the Bihar government that it was a caste-based enumeration. The Patna High Court had given an interim stay on the caste-based census in Bihar, giving the next date on July 03, so the government appealed to give an early date.…
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