The Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking to halt the proposed caste Census, while expressing strong disapproval of the language used by the petitioner.
During the hearing, the bench took strong objection to the language used in the public interest litigation (PIL), with Chief Justice Surya Kant questioning the drafting of the plea.
The petition had urged the Centre to stop the caste Census exercise and sought directions for the government to frame policies that would provide economic incentives to families with a single child.
However, the court did not find merit in the plea and dismissed it, marking the second time the issue has come before the court in recent months.
The 2027 Census, the country's 16th national census, will be the first since 1931 to include detailed caste data and will also be conducted entirely in digital form.
