The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a PIL challenging the Centre's decision to conduct caste-based Census, saying the issue falls under the policy domain.
The top court said the government must know the number of persons belonging to backward castes to frame welfare
measures.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi did not agree to the submissions of PIL petitioner Sudhakar Gummula, who appeared in person to argue his case, that plenty of information and figures were available with the government on caste details.