Friday, May 21, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Caste-based census controversy reaches apex court

 

http://blog.taragana.com/law/2010/05/20/caste-based-census-controversy-reaches-apex-court-22434/

Caste-based census controversy reaches apex court

By IANSMay 20th, 2010
NEW DELHI - The controversy over the caste-based census Thursday
reached the Supreme Court after a Chennai-based advocate filed a
pre-emptive caveat, praying that if the Madras High Court verdict
asking the census commissioner to carry out a caste-based census is
challenged, he should be afforded an opportunity of being heard.

Advocate R.Krishnamurthy filed the caveat - an application praying the
court not to grant relief to an anticipated petitioner without hearing
the person filing the caveat - apprehending that the census
commissioner might challenge the high court verdict.

In his earlier petition before the Madras High Court, the advocate
pleaded that several political parties, MPs and state legislators had
made representations to the census Commissioner that the 2011 census
should also include caste identities of segments of the population.

The last caste-based census was conducted in the country in 1931
during British rule.

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