The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging the Bihar Government's decision to conduct a caste-based survey and census in the state.
A bench of Justices M R Shah and J B Pardiwala asked the petitioner to go to the Patna High Court and moved an application for an early hearing on interim relief.
The top court also directed the Patna High Court to decide the matter expeditiously.
The court was hearing a plea by Youth for Equality challenging caste-based survey and census in Bihar.
The court remarked that there is so much casteism in Bihar in various fields including bureaucracy, politics and service.
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