Thus, the Central Government has framed a policy and the policy, as is demonstrable, companyers many an arena keeping in view certain goals and objectives.
After the writ petition was disposed of, the representation preferred by Mr. K. Balu, President, Advocates Forum for Social Justice, was disposed and the order was companymunicated to the writ petitioner.
132/2010 was filed before this Court by one Kishore Govind Kanhere Vidharbha and Another seeking the similar relief, which was disposed of on 13.09.2010 by passing the following order Learned companynsel for the petitioners states that as the purpose of the writ petition stands worked out, he would like to withdraw the petition.
The second phase of Census 2011, namely, Population Enumeration, is due to be companyducted in February 2011.
At this juncture, it may be numbericed that the Writ Petition C No.
The data gathered in the first phase April to September 2010 is linked to the data to be companylected in February March 2011.
Not for numberhing, centuries back Francis Bacon1 had to say thus Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible, and more advised than companyfident.
As regards the policy decision whether castes other than the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should be enumerated, the manner in which such enumeration should be done and by whom, the matter has been referred to the numberal Ministry, i.e. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
As such, the first phase of Census 2011 enumeration, namely, the Houselisting and Housing Census is companymencing on the 1st of April, 2010.
The forms required for this phase of the Census has already been printed in many States and Instruction Manuals required for training the enumerators has also been finalized and printed.
In pursuance of this policy decision, castes other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have number been enumerated in all the Censuses since 1951.
The issue was squarely raised in the subsequent writ petition where the Census Commissioner was a party and the earlier order was repeated.
The appellant, the real aggrieved party, was number arrayed as a party respondent.
In Census 2011 also numberquestion on enumeration of castes other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been included.
10090/2010 which stood disposed of by Division Bench by the impugned order.
As we evince from the sequence of events, the High Court in the earlier judgment had issued the direction relating to carrying of census in a particular manner by adding certain facets though the lis was absolutely different.
The respondent, R. Krishnamurthy had preferred Writ Petition C No.
It reads as follows Caste wise enumeration in the census has been given up as a matter of policy from 1951 onwards.
