Patna, May 3 : Patna High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on caste based survey presently being carried out in Bihar.
A division bench of Justice K Vinod Chandran reserved order after two days hearing on petition filed by an organisation “Youth for equality”, challenging the ongoing caste census in Bihar.
Counsel of the petitioner pointed out that state government had no legal power to conduct caste census and such exercise could be carried out only by the Centre.
Counsel of the petitioner Dinu Kumar said the state government was spending Rs 500 Crore on caste census which was named as caste based survey.

A number of discrepancies would come up as state government had clarified that none could be forced to disclose his caste and in such a case of reluctance information would be gathered from neighbour, he pointed out.
Advocate General P K Shahi said unanimous resolution was passed in both Houses of Bihar Legislature for caste census. Budgetary allocation was also made for the purpose, he said adding that caste census would help in collecting information on socio economic condition of the people belonging to all sections.
It would also help the state government in framing policies for those who lagged behind on path of development, he stressed.
After completion of hearing, the bench of Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran reserved the judgement which would be delivered on Thursday.(UNI)