The Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to stay the ongoing Socio-Economic Survey being carried out by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission and directed it to keep data collected during the survey confidential, and to issue a public notice on the voluntary nature of the survey, while posting the next hearing to December.

The divisional bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the August 13 government order (GO), approving a 15-day socio-economic and educational survey that began on September 22 and is estimated to cost Rs 450 crore.

#WATCH | Bengaluru | Karnataka High Court refuses to interfere with the socio-economic survey conducted by the state government.

Senior lawyer Ravivarma Kumar says, "This survey

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