Synopsis: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to stay the State’s ongoing Social-Educational survey, but directed the State Backward Classes Commission to make clear that participation is voluntary. The bench instructed authorities to notify residents that enumerators cannot compel responses and that all collected data must remain confidential.

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday, 25 September, refused to stay the ongoing Social and educational survey being conducted by the State government but made it clear that participation in the exercise is voluntary.

A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi directed the State to issue a public notification clarifying that survey enumerators cannot compel residents to disclose information.

“If a participant

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