Patna High Court puts stay on 'caste-based-survey', next hearing on July 3
1 year, 8 months ago

Patna High Court puts stay on 'caste-based-survey', next hearing on July 3

India TV News  

Caste based survey in Bihar : The Patna High Court put a stay on the caste-based-survey today. The Patna High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement and passed an interim order today. Advocates Dinu Kumar, Ritu Raj and Abhinav Srivastava on behalf of the petitioners and advocate General PK Shahi on behalf of the State presented the parties before the court. Dinu Kumar told the court that the State government is conducting caste and economic surveys.

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SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar
5 months, 1 week ago

SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 29 refused to order interim stay of a Patna High Court decision quashing reservation up to 65% for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in public employment and institutions. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Shyam Divan, for Bihar, urged the court to stay the High Court decision which had …

Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order
6 months ago

Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Patna high court decision striking down the law enhancing caste-based reservation to 65% in jobs and admissions and argued that the caste survey carried out by the state adequately satisfies the parameters required to breach the 50% ceiling on reservation set by the top court in the 1992 Indra Sawhney …

Bihar dy CM says will move Supreme Court against HC stay on quota hike
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar dy CM says will move Supreme Court against HC stay on quota hike

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government will move the Supreme Court to challenge the Patna high court’s decision setting aside a hike in reservation for deprived castes from 50% to 65%, deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary said on Thursday, even as leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav slammed the ruling National Democratic Alliance for failing to include the quota law in the ninth schedule …

Supreme Court Schedules Final Hearing Of Pleas Challenging Bihar Govt's Caste Survey In April
11 months ago

Supreme Court Schedules Final Hearing Of Pleas Challenging Bihar Govt's Caste Survey In April

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday scheduled in April the final hearing of a clutch of public interest litigation petitions challenging the constitutionality of the caste-based survey conducted by the State of Bihar. A division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta was hearing special leave petitions filed by non-governmental organisations Youth for Equality and Ek Soch Ek Prayas and …

Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar
1 year, 1 month ago

Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar

India TV News  

The Patna High Court on Friday directed the Bihar government to file its response on a batch of petitions challenging the recent increase in reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes. A Division Bench led by Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran asked the Nitish Kumar government, represented by Advocate General PK Shahi, to file …

Caste survey: All details will be put before House, says Nitish
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste survey: All details will be put before House, says Nitish

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said all details collected during the caste survey, including the educational and socio-economic data, would be placed before the House during the forthcoming winter session of the state legislature. We are doing everything to unitedly fight them,” he said, hitting out at BJP state president Samrat Choudhary, without naming him, as a “party …

Bihar caste survey will be placed in Assembly for deciding future action: Nitish
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey will be placed in Assembly for deciding future action: Nitish

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that all the details of the state’s caste survey, including the educational and socio-economic data, would be placed before the legislative assembly during the forthcoming winter session of the House and the future course of action, including whether the reservation ambit would be extended, would be decided after taking feedback from the …

Rajasthan government orders conduct of caste survey
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajasthan government orders conduct of caste survey

The Hindu  

Close on the heels of Bihar releasing the caste data, the Congress government in Rajasthan on Saturday ordered a similar caste-based survey to find out the socio-economic status of different sections of society and formulate targeted welfare schemes for them. The collation of the caste data would enable the State government to prepare schemes for different groups of people engaged …

Supreme Court Questions Bihar Government on Caste Survey Data Publication
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Questions Bihar Government on Caste Survey Data Publication

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing more data from its caste survey, stating that it cannot stop any state from making policy decisions. Bhatti issued a formal notice on a batch of pleas challenging the Patna High Court order, dated August 1, which gave the go-ahead for the caste survey in …

BJP raises questions about Bihar caste census
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP raises questions about Bihar caste census

Deccan Chronicle  

PATNA: A day after the Bihar government released the caste survey report the opposition BJP raised questions on the procedure of the exercise. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called an all-party meeting to discuss the facts and figures of the caste-based survey on Tuesday. The grand alliance partner RJD has called the caste survey report “historic” and promised to carry …

Bihar caste survey: Opposition steps up call for similar drive in heartland states
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Opposition steps up call for similar drive in heartland states

Hindustan Times  

The results of Bihar’s caste survey announced on Monday galvanised opposition parties in the heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to demand similar exercises in their states. “The caste census is a must in UP as well to ensure correct share of various castes in various government schemes,” RLD state president Ramashish Rai said. “We demand the UP …

What did the Bihar caste survey reveal?
1 year, 3 months ago

What did the Bihar caste survey reveal?

Firstpost  

The Bihar caste survey revealed that OBCs and EBCs comprise 63 per cent of the state’s population, while SCs make up 19.65 per cent. The Centre in 2018 said this was because “certain errors have been observed during the processing of caste data.” The Bihar government ordered the caste survey last year after the BJP-led Narendra Modi government at the …

Bihar caste-based survey | Data will help in upliftment of all sections: CM Nitish Kumar's first reaction
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar caste-based survey | Data will help in upliftment of all sections: CM Nitish Kumar's first reaction

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday hailed the team that engaged in the work of caste-based enumeration and said the data of the survey will help to make appropriate policies for the people from every section. Taking to microblogging site X, he wrote, "Today, on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the data of caste-based survey conducted in Bihar …

Caste-based survey exercise in Bihar completed, now the data is being compiled: Nitish Kumar
1 year, 4 months ago

Caste-based survey exercise in Bihar completed, now the data is being compiled: Nitish Kumar

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 25 said the caste-based survey in the State has been completed and the State government would soon make the data public. Asked about political parties questioning the significance of the caste survey, Mr. Kumar said, “The decision to hold the caste survey was taken after all political parties, including the BJP, agreed to …

JD(U) hits back at Centre over Solicitor General’s intervention in Bihar caste survey case
1 year, 4 months ago

JD(U) hits back at Centre over Solicitor General’s intervention in Bihar caste survey case

The Hindu  

After the Solicitor General’s intervention in the Supreme Court that the Bihar caste survey case may have a “ramification”, Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United on August 22 hit back at the BJP-led Centre, saying “their only objective is to disrupt the caste survey”. On August 1, the Patna High Court had dismissed a batch of Public Interest Litigations challenging the validity …

Will not stay Bihar caste survey unless prima facie case made out by those opposing it: SC
1 year, 4 months ago

Will not stay Bihar caste survey unless prima facie case made out by those opposing it: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Monday told the petitioners challenging the Patna High Court order giving the go-ahead to the Bihar government for a caste survey that it will not stay the exercise unless they made out a prima facie case against it. The Bihar government had said on Friday the caste survey was completed on August 6 and the data gathered …

Bihar caste survey | No Supreme Court stay on publication of data
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar caste survey | No Supreme Court stay on publication of data

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the uploading of data collected in the recently concluded Bihar caste-based survey while debunking claims that the Nitish Kumar government has violated the fundamental right to privacy by compelling people to reveal their caste. Vaidyanathan, who appeared for the NGO, Youth for Equality, against the survey, said that people could not be …

Explained | Why is Bihar’s caste-based survey facing a challenge in the Supreme Court?
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Why is Bihar’s caste-based survey facing a challenge in the Supreme Court?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court is set to hear on August 18 a batch of petitions challenging the Patna High Court’s verdict upholding the Bihar government’s ongoing caste survey. The High Court on May 4 imposed an interim stay on the exercise after concluding that the Bihar government did not have the legal authority to conduct it since …

Supreme Court Turns Down Plea To Halt Bihar Caste Survey; Adjourns Hearing Till August 18
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Turns Down Plea To Halt Bihar Caste Survey; Adjourns Hearing Till August 18

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a plea against Bihar government's caste-based survey, with a direction to re-list it along with similar petitions filed in the top court on Friday, August 18. Multiple petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court of India challenging the decision of the Patna High Court to uphold the Bihar government's caste-based …

'No Question of Status Quo': SC Adjourns Hearing on Pleas Contesting HC's Bihar Caste Survey Verdict
1 year, 5 months ago

'No Question of Status Quo': SC Adjourns Hearing on Pleas Contesting HC's Bihar Caste Survey Verdict

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a petition challenging the August 1 verdict of the Patna High Court which had upheld the validity of the caste survey in Bihar, according to reports. Senior Advocate’s Mukul Rohatgi who represented an organisation that appealed to the top court against the Patna High Court’s decision, also asked for the top …

Plea against HC verdict upholding caste survey in Bihar: SC to hear matter on August 7
1 year, 5 months ago

Plea against HC verdict upholding caste survey in Bihar: SC to hear matter on August 7

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 7 a petition challenging the August 1 verdict of the Patna High Court which had upheld the validity of the caste survey in Bihar. According to the cause list uploaded on the apex court website, a plea filed by NGO 'Ek Soch Ek Paryas' challenging the High Court verdict is listed …

Analysis | Untangling the political implications of Patna HC nod for Bihar’s caste-based survey
1 year, 5 months ago

Analysis | Untangling the political implications of Patna HC nod for Bihar’s caste-based survey

The Hindu  

The Patna High Court’s August 1 judgment, upholding the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste-based survey in the State, is likely to boost the political fortunes of ruling coalition parties such as the Janata Dal and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, both of which claim to represent marginalised communities. Through this survey report they would be able to counter BJP’s …

Plea filed against Bihar caste survey in Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Plea filed against Bihar caste survey in Supreme Court

India Today  

After the Patna High Court upheld the caste-based survey by the Bihar government, a plea challenging the order was filed in the Supreme Court,. Petitioner Akhilesh Kumar approached the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court order which had dismissed a batch of PILs challenging the validity of the Bihar caste survey. The High Court had termed the state government’s …

Teacher bodies lament caste survey duty
1 year, 5 months ago

Teacher bodies lament caste survey duty

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Patna High Court upheld the caste survey in Bihar and the state government swiftly followed it with a directive to restart the stalled exercise, the burden of field work has once again fallen on government school teachers, who have lamented the additional duty in the middle of the ongoing academic session. Soon after, the State Council …

Second phase of caste-based survey resumes in Bihar
1 year, 5 months ago

Second phase of caste-based survey resumes in Bihar

The Hindu  

Bihar’s caste-based survey resumed on August 2, a day after the Patna High Court allowed the State government to continue with it. The Patna High Court has on Tuesday dismissed all petitions filed against the decision of the Bihar Government to conduct a caste-based survey. Dr. Singh added that 15,000 officials have been deputed for the work on the caste-based …

State Govt Competent To Conduct Caste Based Survey To Determine Backward Communities For Providing Development With Justice: Patna HC
1 year, 5 months ago

State Govt Competent To Conduct Caste Based Survey To Determine Backward Communities For Providing Development With Justice: Patna HC

Live Law  

Terming the Bihar Government’s decision to conduct a caste-based survey in the State as “perfectly valid initiated with due competence”, the Patna High Court on Tuesday dismissed a bunch of pleas challenging the State Government’s initiative. The Court also opined that the state government was competent to conduct the survey as any affirmative action under Article 16 or beneficial legislation …

Patna High Court upholds continuance of ongoing caste-based survey in Bihar
1 year, 5 months ago

Patna High Court upholds continuance of ongoing caste-based survey in Bihar

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar secured significant relief on August 1 after the Patna High Court dismissed all petitions filed against the decision of the Bihar Government to conduct a caste-based survey. The court said in its order: “We find the action of the State to be perfectly valid, initiated with due competence, with the legitimate aim of providing ‘Development with …

Patna HC Upholds Bihar Caste Survey; One Phase Done, Another Yet to Happen
1 year, 5 months ago

Patna HC Upholds Bihar Caste Survey; One Phase Done, Another Yet to Happen

News 18  

Patna High Court on Tuesday upheld Bihar’s caste survey. With the dismissal of all petitions, the interim stay on caste survey in Bihar which was granted by Patna HC order of May 4, gets vacated. The Patna High Court had on May 4 this year stayed the caste survey with immediate effect, asking the authorities to preserve the data collected …

Patna HC upholds Bihar caste survey, dismisses pleas challenging Bihar govt's decision to conduct it
1 year, 5 months ago

Patna HC upholds Bihar caste survey, dismisses pleas challenging Bihar govt's decision to conduct it

India TV News  

Caste based survey in Bihar : Patna High Court on Tuesday upheld the caste survey being conducted by the Bihar government. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticised the opposition BJP for buffeting his government over roadblocks hit by the much-publicised caste survey. The CM, however, declined to comment on the Supreme Court's refusal to grant interim relief on an appeal …

‘Muslim side misled the court’: What Vishnu Shankar Jain and Hari Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side, said after SC ordered stay on Gyanvapi survey
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Muslim side misled the court’: What Vishnu Shankar Jain and Hari Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side, said after SC ordered stay on Gyanvapi survey

Op India  

Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu petitioners in the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi complex case has revealed that the Muslim side misled the Supreme Court on the scientific survey of the disputed structure called the Gyanvapi mosque which was initiated earlier on Monday. #WATCH | On Supreme Court's order, Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque case, …

SC refuses to intervene against HC stay on Bihar caste-based survey
1 year, 7 months ago

SC refuses to intervene against HC stay on Bihar caste-based survey

The Hindu  

May 18, 2023 02:46 pm | Updated 05:38 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to immediately lift an interim stay directed by the Patna High Court on a caste-based survey in Bihar. “If the High Court does not hear the matter, we will hear it on the point of interim relief,” Justice Oka addressed senior …

Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Karol Recuses From Hearing Bihar Govt's Challenge Against HC Staying Caste Survey
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Karol Recuses From Hearing Bihar Govt's Challenge Against HC Staying Caste Survey

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Karol on Wednesday recused from hearing the petition filed by State of Bihar challenging the interim order of the Patna High Court staying Bihar Government’s decision to conduct a caste-based survey in the State. Justice Karol, who was the Chief Justice of Patna High Court before his elevation to the Supreme Court on February 6, …

Bihar may pass law to complete caste-based survey: Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
1 year, 7 months ago

Bihar may pass law to complete caste-based survey: Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary

The Hindu  

The Bihar government may take the legislative route to complete its caste-based survey of the State “at any cost”, State Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said on Friday. “If necessary, we could make a law in the Bihar Legislative Assembly to complete the caste-based survey in the State,” said Mr. Chaudhary, who is also the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in …

Bihar government moves SC challenging Patna HC stay on caste-based survey
1 year, 7 months ago

Bihar government moves SC challenging Patna HC stay on caste-based survey

India Today  

The Bihar government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court order putting an interim stay on the caste-based survey in the state. Patna High Court had on Tuesday rejected the Bihar government’s petition, seeking early hearing of its interim stay on caste-based survey in the state. The Bihar government in its special leave petition before the …

Bihar caste survey: Patna HC rejects state govt’s application for early hearing
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Patna HC rejects state govt’s application for early hearing

Hindustan Times  

The Patna high court on Tuesday rejected the Bihar government interlocutory application for an early hearing in the case pertaining to the caste survey. The HC had on May 4, while hearing the petition challenging caste survey in the state, had stayed the exercise with immediate effect in its interim order and fixed July 3 as the next date of …

Caste-based survey | Patna High Court rejects Bihar plea for early hearing
1 year, 8 months ago

Caste-based survey | Patna High Court rejects Bihar plea for early hearing

The Hindu  

The Patna High Court on May 9 rejected the petitions filed by the State government challenging the caste enumeration and economic survey in the State for hearing by the court before July 3, 2023. In the petition filed by the State government, it has been said that since the Patna High Court has made it clear that the State government …

Stay On Caste-Based Survey In Bihar| Patna High Court Rejects State Govt's Plea To Prepone Hearing In The Matter
1 year, 8 months ago

Stay On Caste-Based Survey In Bihar| Patna High Court Rejects State Govt's Plea To Prepone Hearing In The Matter

Live Law  

The Patna High Court today REJECTED Bihar Government's application praying to prepone hearing in the writ pleas challenging the caste-based survey in State. It may be noted that hearing the said pleas on May 4, the HC, while putting an interim stay on the caste-based survey, posted the matter for hearing on July 3. Now, seeking an early hearing in …

Why Patna High Court put interim stay on Bihar caste count
1 year, 8 months ago

Why Patna High Court put interim stay on Bihar caste count

India Today  

The Patna High Court’s May 4 interim stay on the Bihar government’s caste census brought to a halt the enumeration just a fortnight before the May 15 deadline of completing the second phase of the process. Though the high court initially fixed July 3 for the next hearing, the Nitish Kumar government approached the court on May 5 seeking an …

Caste-based survey: Patna High Court rejects Bihar govt plea for early hearing
1 year, 8 months ago

Caste-based survey: Patna High Court rejects Bihar govt plea for early hearing

India TV News  

Caste-based survey: The Patna High Court taking cognizance of the interim stay on a caste-based survey in the state has rejected the Bihar government's plea seeking an early hearing. An interlocutory application was filed An interlocutory application was filed in the high court on behalf of the Bihar government earlier, the application was filed urging for an early hearing in …

Caste-based survey | Dispose-off case as early as possible, Bihar Govt appeals to Patna High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Caste-based survey | Dispose-off case as early as possible, Bihar Govt appeals to Patna High Court

The Hindu  

The Bihar Government on May 6 appealed the Patna High Court to ‘dispose-off’ the case of caste-based survey as soon as possible. Editorial | The caste imperative: On the subject of an updated caste census On May 4, the Patna High Court stayed the caste-based survey in its interim order while hearing a petition challenging and seeking an interim stay …

Bihar government moves Patna HC for early hearing on caste survey
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar government moves Patna HC for early hearing on caste survey

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government on Friday filed an interim application before the Patna high court for early hearing of caste-based survey in the state. The bench of chief justice of HC K Vinod Chandran and justice Madhuresh Prasad had on Thursday directed the Bihar government to immediately stop the caste-based survey and ensure that the data already collected are secured and …

Cloud of uncertainty after Patna High Court stay on Bihar’s Caste-Based Survey
1 year, 8 months ago

Cloud of uncertainty after Patna High Court stay on Bihar’s Caste-Based Survey

The Hindu  

As news of the Patna High Court staying Bihar’s Caste-Based Survey trickled down to field officers, districts are in confusion and uncertain about the way ahead. However, the Patna High Court on Thursday stayed the survey till at least July 3, and directed that the data collected so far be secured without it being made public. Most district officials who …

Bihar: Patna High Court puts a stay on caste-based census
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar: Patna High Court puts a stay on caste-based census

Op India  

On 4th May 2023, the Patna Court issued an interim injunction suspending the caste-based census after hearing a petition challenging the Bihar Government’s plan to carry it out throughout the State. The court said in its order, “Prima facie, we are of the opinion that the State has no power to carry out a caste-based survey, in the manner in …

Patna high court stays Bihar’s caste-based survey
1 year, 8 months ago

Patna high court stays Bihar’s caste-based survey

Hindustan Times  

The Patna high court on Thursday issued an interim order staying Bihar’s caste-based survey, saying prima facie the state government has no power to carry it out and the manner in which it has been fashioned would amount to a census and impinge upon Parliament’s legislative power. The court expressed concern over the government’s intention to share data from the …

State Has No Power To Conduct A Caste-Based Survey, Sharing Its Data With Political Parties A Matter Of 'Great Concern': Patna HC
1 year, 8 months ago

State Has No Power To Conduct A Caste-Based Survey, Sharing Its Data With Political Parties A Matter Of 'Great Concern': Patna HC

Live Law  

"The State has no power to carry out a caste-based survey, in the manner in which it is fashioned now, which would amount to a census, thus impinging upon the legislative power of the Union Parliament," the Patna High Court today observed as it put an interim stay on a caste-based census in the State.The bench of Chief Justice K. …

Patna High Court Puts Interim Stay on Caste-Based Survey in Bihar
1 year, 8 months ago

Patna High Court Puts Interim Stay on Caste-Based Survey in Bihar

The Quint  

The Patna High Court on Thursday, 4 May, put an interim stay on the caste-based survey initiated by the Bihar state government. The Bihar government had launched the exercise in January this year and had aimed at compiling data on each family in a two-phase process. However, several petitions had been filed in the high court challenging the caste survey. …

Patna High Court stays Bihar’s caste-based survey
1 year, 8 months ago

Patna High Court stays Bihar’s caste-based survey

The Hindu  

The Patna High Court on May 4 stayed the caste-based census in its interim order while hearing a petition challenging and seeking an interim stay on the caste survey in Bihar. Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party hit out at the Nitish Kumar government saying that it is a big failure as the government could not convince its decision in the court. …

Bihar caste survey: Patna HC reserves verdict for today
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Patna HC reserves verdict for today

Hindustan Times  

The Patna high court on Wednesday reserved its judgement for a day, after completing the hearing in the petition challenging and seeking an interim stay on the caste-based survey in Bihar. A division bench of chief justice K Vinod Chandran and justice Madhuresh Prasad said it would grant interim relief to the petitioners if it found the state government had …

Bihar caste survey: Patna HC completes hearing, reserves judgement for a day
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Patna HC completes hearing, reserves judgement for a day

Hindustan Times  

The Patna high court on Wednesday reserved its judgement for a day, after completing the hearing in the petition challenging and seeking an interim stay on the Bihar caste-based survey. A division bench of chief justice K Vinod Chandran and justice Madhuresh Prasad said it would grant interim relief to the petitioners if it found the state government had either …

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