The court said, "Prima facie, we are of the opinion that the State has no power to carry out a caste-based survey, in the manner in which it is fashioned now."
Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekhar Yadav who earlier said that Ramcharitmanas is filled with “kooda-kachra” (garbage) and should be burnt like Manusmriti has now targeted Pandit Dheerendra Krishna Shastri of Bageshwar Dham.
"There is so much casteism there. In every field. Bureaucracy, politics, service," Supreme Court remarked while hearing plea against caste census in Bihar
The supporters outside the Saharsa jail in Bihar, held placards praising Singh and yelled, "Anand Mohan Zindabad," the video of which was shared on the social media. Posters welcoming the former MP were also put up at Veer Kunwar Singh Chowk in the district.
In the letter, the Indian Civil and Administrative Service (Central) Association, New Delhi, expressed its ‘deep dismay’ at the decision and termed it as ‘tantamounted to denial of justice’.
Merely five words—"a civil servant on duty"—were removed from Rule No. 481 (1) (a) of the Bihar Police Jail Manuals on April 10 this year by the state home department, which later made it easier for Mohan and others to be released.