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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