On Thursday, the Karnataka High Court passed an order declining to stay the social and educational survey, also renowned as the caste survey.
The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes' second Social and Educational Survey faced delays due to technical difficulties and teachers refusing to cooperate in some areas.
Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi's Division Bench stated they “do not find reason to interdict the ongoing survey”.
The bench passed an order directing the state government to maintain data confidentiality of the collected data. The court also added that the nature of the survey should not be mandatory.
According to a report of The Hindu, “We, however, state that the data collected shall not be disclosed to anyone. The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes shall ensure that data is fully protected and confidential."
On the first day, surveyors were unable to conduct their duties due to technical glitches in the surveying system. As the survey app's OTP dependent login system was unable to recognize many of the surveyors' login credentials, they were forced to stay put till the afternoon.
Some surveyors, who are school teachers by profession, expressed their dissatisfaction regarding the areas they were allotted to survey.
