'Nothing Wrong': SC Rejects Plea Challenging Centre's Decision To Hold Caste Enumeration

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• 'Nothing Wrong': SC Rejects Plea Challenging Centre's Decision To Hold Caste Enumeration Published By, Last Updated: May 20, 2026, 17:08 IST Supreme Court dismisses PIL against caste enumeration in upcoming Census, says it is a policy matter and government needs data on backward classes for welfare measures The Supreme Court of India.
• (File photo) Rejecting a petition challenging the Centre’s decision to conduct caste enumeration as part of the upcoming Census, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that there was “nothing wrong in the process." A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing the PIL, which argued that the government already had sufficient caste-related data and figures available, PTI reported.
• ‘Govt must know how many people are backward class’: SC The SC dismissed the PIL saying that “government must know how many people are backward class, what kind of welfare...