After the Supreme Court declined to lift the stay order passed by the Patna High Court on the caste-based survey in the Bihar state, Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Prof. Manoj Jha on Friday called the verdict as "a setback for people of the state".
Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Karol on Wednesday recused from hearing the Bihar Government plea challenging the Patna High Court order putting an interim stay on the caste-based census in the state.
"The high court has rejected the appeal and has given clear directions that a hearing will be held from July 3 and no adjournment will be given," Dinu Kumar, petitioners' advocate on Bihar government's appeal in Patna High Court on the caste-based survey said.
The official said that the last census was conducted in 2016 in which the total number of leopards was found to be 43 and is now expected to have increased after nearly eight years.
Hours after the Patna High Court put an interim stay on the enumeration of castes and economic survey in Bihar, the state issued order to all district officials to follow the court order.
Patna High Court completed the hearing and reserved the verdict on the enumeration of castes and economic survey in Bihar by the state government on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Bihar Government's decision to conduct a caste-based survey and census in the state.
Bharat Rashtra Samiti leader Dasoju Sravan hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding reservations for Muslims in Telangana and said that if Bharatiya Janata Party is really concerned about OBCs they should conduct a caste census first.