Patna high court adjourns hearing on caste survey
1 year, 7 months ago

Patna high court adjourns hearing on caste survey

Hindustan Times  

The Patna high court on Monday posted the Bihar caste-based survey case for hearing on Tuesday after it found that the counter affidavit filed by the state government was not on record. The division bench of chief justice K Vinod Chandran and justice Madhuresh Prasad of the Patna high court agreed to the request of the advocate general PK Shahi to adjourn the hearing, and directed the state that the counter-affidavit, in the form of hard copy, be brought on record during the day. The high court had taken up the writ petition challenging the decision of the state government to conduct the caste survey, pursuant to the order passed by the Supreme Court on April 28. A division bench of the apex court, comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice JB Pardiwala, had granted the petitioner liberty to file an application seeking interim relief or stay against the ongoing exercise of caste survey undertaken by the state government, and asked the Patna HC to consider, decide and dispose of the interim application at the earliest, preferably within three days of filing of the application and mentioning of the same before the chief justice of the high court.

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SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea for re-polling in Bihar's Munger seat
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea for re-polling in Bihar's Munger seat

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking re-polling in several booths in Munger constituency in Bihar amid the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. The petitioner, RJD's Lok Sabha candidate Kumari Anita, claimed that booths were taken over and several incidents where people from marginalised castes abstained from voting took place. Being a woman, she could not have …

Supreme Court Schedules Final Hearing Of Pleas Challenging Bihar Govt's Caste Survey In April
10 months, 2 weeks 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 Weekly Round-Up: January 08 To January 14, 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

Patna High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 08 To January 14, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Ravi Shankar and Anr vs The State of Bihar and Ors 2024 LiveLaw 03 M/s Nav Nirman Construction vs The Union of India & Ors 2024 LiveLaw 4 Urmila Devi Jain & Ors vs. Ashok Kumar & Ors 2024 LiveLaw 5 Manoj Kumar Mishra vs. The State of Bihar and Ors 2024 LiveLaw 6 M/s Raj Kumar Sao …

Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2
1 year ago

Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has set January 2, 2024, as the date for the final hearing on a case challenging the recently conducted Bihar Municipal elections. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar Counsel/s For the Respondent/s : Mr. Basant Kumar Choudhary, Sr. Advocate Counsel/s For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Awnish Kumar, Advocate Mr. S.V. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar, A.C. to …

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

Patna High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 20 To November 26, 2023
1 year ago

Patna High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 20 To November 26, 2023

Live Law  

Nominal Index Dasrath Ram Vs. The State Of Bihar 2023 LiveLaw 137 Ravi Kant vs. Bandana Kumari 2023 LiveLaw 138 RADHESHYAM SAH @ RADHE SHYAM SAH vs THE STATE OF BIHAR 2023 LiveLaw 139 Judgements/Orders This Week Patna High Court Acquits Man In 18-Yr-Old Murder Case, Says Questions Put To Accused U/S 313 CrPC Can't Be Mere Formality Case Title: …

Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House

The Hindu  

The much-hyped caste survey report of the Bihar government was released on October 2 and a detailed report was tabled in the State Assembly on November 7 along with a proposal for raising reservation cap for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 50% to 65%. “In the digital era, caste survey report has not even …

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, 2 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, 2 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 …

Can't stop state from taking policy decision: SC refuses to restrain Bihar govt from publishing data from caste survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Can't stop state from taking policy decision: SC refuses to restrain Bihar govt from publishing data from caste survey

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court rejected the objections of the petitioners that Bihar government has preempted the stay order by publishing some data and demanded that a complete stay should be ordered on further publication of data The Supreme Court Friday refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing further data from its caste survey, saying it cannot stop the state from …

BJP raises questions about Bihar caste census
1 year, 2 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-based census news: CM Nitish Kumar calls an all-party meeting
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste-based census news: CM Nitish Kumar calls an all-party meeting

Live Mint  

A day after releasing data from a caste-based census in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called an all-party meeting to discuss the results of the survey and deliberate on the next course of action. 2)The survey also stated that Yadavs, the OBC group to which Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav belongs, was the largest in terms of the population, …

Bihar's caste survey a brave step forward, Maharashtra and other states should follow suit: NCP MLA
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar's caste survey a brave step forward, Maharashtra and other states should follow suit: NCP MLA

The Hindu  

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party MLA Jitendra Awhad has hailed the Bihar government's caste survey and demanded that a similar exercise be carried out in all states of the country, including Maharashtra, alleging that the rights of the OBCs were being snatched away. "Our demand is that a caste-based census be carried out.What Bihar has done has to be …

Bihar caste survey: Opposition steps up call for similar drive in heartland states
1 year, 2 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, 2 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 …

Court nod for Bihar caste survey a shot in the arm for regional parties
1 year, 3 months ago

Court nod for Bihar caste survey a shot in the arm for regional parties

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 07, 2023 11:00 IST - 14 MINS READ On August 28, the Central government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court that said: “No other body under the Constitution or otherwise is entitled to conduct the exercise of either census or any action akin to census.” The court was hearing petitions challenging the caste survey carried out …

Bihar caste survey: Centre's U-turn, files fresh affidavit in SC removing 'keywords'
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Centre's U-turn, files fresh affidavit in SC removing 'keywords'

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday filed a fresh revised affidavit in the Supreme Court in the matter of the Bihar caste survey withdrawing the earlier one filed before the apex court. In the new affidavit, paragraph 5 of the old affidavit has been removed, in which it was said that apart from the Central Government, no other organisation can conduct census …

Only Central Government Empowered to Conduct Census Under Law: Centre to SC on Bihar Caste Survey
1 year, 3 months ago

Only Central Government Empowered to Conduct Census Under Law: Centre to SC on Bihar Caste Survey

News 18  

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that only it is empowered to conduct a census under the relevant law as the subject falls under the Union list of the Constitution. In an affidavit filed in connection with a batch of petitions challenging the Patna High Court giving the go-ahead to caste survey in Bihar, the Centre said that …

Caste-based survey exercise in Bihar completed, now the data is being compiled: Nitish Kumar
1 year, 3 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 …

Morning brief: Supreme Court says Bihar can’t be restrained from releasing caste census data, and all the latest news
1 year, 4 months ago

Morning brief: Supreme Court says Bihar can’t be restrained from releasing caste census data, and all the latest news

Hindustan Times  

Can’t restrain Bihar from releasing caste census data: Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Friday observed that it cannot restrain the Bihar government from publishing the cumulative data or findings of the Bihar caste survey unless there is a prima facie case to show violation of any constitutional right or lack of competence on the part of the state… Unacademy …

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, 4 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, 4 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 …

Plea filed against Bihar caste survey in Supreme Court
1 year, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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 …

Patna High Court Asks Bihar Govt To File Reply On Steps Taken For Appointment Of Members In Various State Commissions
1 year, 5 months ago

Patna High Court Asks Bihar Govt To File Reply On Steps Taken For Appointment Of Members In Various State Commissions

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has directed the State to file an affidavit within three weeks detailing the actions taken to appoint members to the State Scheduled Caste Commission, State Schedule Tribes Commission, Mahadalit Commission, and the State Commission for Women in Bihar. According to the petition, the State Scheduled Caste Commission in Bihar has been functioning without any members or …

Non-Supply Of Survey Report, Delhi High Court Stays Reassessment Proceedings Against Centre For Policy Research
1 year, 6 months ago

Non-Supply Of Survey Report, Delhi High Court Stays Reassessment Proceedings Against Centre For Policy Research

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has stayed the reassessment proceedings against the Centre for Policy Research.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed that the entire survey report was not submitted to the petitioner; only the relied-upon portion of the survey report was provided to the petitioner.The petitioner has assailed the notices dated March 28, 2023, and. …

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, …

Patna High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Reservation For Freedom Fighters' Grandchildren In Recruitment Of Assistants In HC
1 year, 7 months ago

Patna High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Reservation For Freedom Fighters' Grandchildren In Recruitment Of Assistants In HC

Live Law  

The Patna High Court recently dismissed a petition seeking reservation for grandchildren of freedom fighters in the recruitment for the position of Assistants in the High Court. The petition was filed by Vikash Kumar after the High Court invited online applications on 03-02-2023 from eligible candidates for appointment to 550 vacant posts of Assistants in the Patna High Court. The …

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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 …

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