Patna, May 17 (). The hearing in the Supreme Court was canceled on Wednesday after Justice Sanjay Karol withdrew his name from the bench in the caste-based survey case in Bihar. The ban imposed by the Patna High Court on the caste-based survey of the Bihar government has been challenged in the Supreme Court by the state government.
Justice Sanjay Karol recused himself from hearing the petition. He was the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court till a few months ago and was part of the proceedings of the case there.
The present Chief Justice of Patna High Court, K.V. The Bihar government had moved the Supreme Court on May 4, challenging the interim stay order passed by a two-judge bench headed by Chandran.
The Patna High Court had said in its order that the Bihar government has no constitutional right to conduct a caste-based survey. The high court has fixed the matter for further hearing on July 3.
Earlier, the matter related to caste based survey had come to the Supreme Court twice and the Supreme Court had transferred it to the Patna High Court.
Meanwhile, the Bihar government has indicated to enact a new law regarding the caste-based survey.
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