Solely Centre Can Conduct Caste Census, Supreme Court docket Instructed
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No different physique apart from the Union Authorities can conduct a caste census, the Supreme Court docket was advised immediately. The Centre, in an affidavit, asserted that the Census Act, 1948, empowers solely the Authorities to conduct the census. The transfer is a problem to the Bihar authorities which in an earlier listening to knowledgeable the Supreme Court docket that an train of conducting surveys of the caste census in Bihar was carried out by August 6 and the info gathered uploaded by August 12.
The Supreme Court docket, on August 21, had allowed Solicitor Basic Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, to file its response on the difficulty inside seven days after he stated the survey might have some penalties. Immediately was the seventh day.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has hit out on the Centre for submitting the affidavit. They don't have any information. They solely know the right way to lie and suppress the reality. They've opposed it even within the affidavit. It has been made clear that the BJP doesn't need it (caste census) and is opposing it. In the event that they help it, then they need to conduct it (caste census) throughout the nation," he stated
Senior BJP chief and former deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Modi, nevertheless, stated that his occasion helps caste census however "in keeping with the Census Act, solely the Centre can conduct a caste survey."
The Authorities stated that it's dedicated to taking all affirmative actions for the "upliftment of SCS/STS/SEBCs and OBCs in accordance with the provisions of the Structure of India and the relevant regulation."
Varied petitions have been moved within the Supreme Court docket difficult the Patna Excessive Court docket judgment upholding the caste survey ordered by the Bihar Authorities.
Within the August 21 listening to, the highest court docket advised the petitioners that it'll not keep the train until they made out a prima facie case in opposition to it.
The Patna Excessive Court docket had earlier dismissed the pleas difficult the Nitish Kumar authorities's determination to conduct the survey based mostly on castes. The excessive court docket had stated in its 101-page verdict, "We discover the motion of the state to be completely legitimate, initiated with due competence with the reputable intention of offering improvement with justice…."
The Bihar caste survey would cowl an estimated inhabitants of 12.70 crores in an estimated 2.58 crore households in 38 districts, which have 534 blocks and 261 city native our bodies. Chief Minister NItish Kumar insists that the caste survey can be helpful for all sections of the society.
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