The Karnataka High Court declined on Thursday to stay the ongoing social and educational survey, popularly known as the caste survey. The court directed the state government to maintain confidentiality of data and maintain that the survey should be voluntary.

The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi said they "do not find reason to interdict the ongoing survey".

The judges also directed the KSCBC to issue public notification that this survey is voluntary and no one is compelled to disclose any information, which the enumerators have to tell the public.

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