Supreme Court Refuses To Overturn High Court Order On Bihar Caste Survey

The first round of caste survey in Bihar was conducted between January 7 and 21. The second round started on April 15 and was supposed to continue till May 15.

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to overturn the Patna High Court's interim order suspending the Bihar government's caste survey.

The first round of caste survey in Bihar was conducted between January 7 and 21. The second round started on April 15 and was supposed to continue till May 15.

A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal said it would have to examine if the exercise being carried out is a census in the garb of survey.

Justice Bindal orally remarked during the hearing that a lot of documents show the exercise is census only.