LAW KUMAR MISHRA
PATNA: General administration department on Thursday evening directed district magistrates to immediately stop caste survey.
Mails were sent to the DMs quoting orders of Chief Justice of Patna High Court earlier in the day and directed” immediately stop caste based survey and ensure that the data already collected are not shared with any one”.
High court has granted interim stay on caste survey .Court fixed July 3 as the next date of hearing.
Court commented RS 500 crores was withdrawn from contigency fund for caste based survey,though it was not an unforeseen expenditure item.