Directing the state authorities to keep up confidentiality of knowledge, the Court docket additionally maintained that the survey needs to be voluntary.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi stated they “don't discover motive to interdict the continuing survey”.
“We, nevertheless, state that the info collected shall not be disclosed to anybody. The Karnataka State Fee for Backward Courses (KSCBC) shall make sure that information is totally protected and confidential,” the bench famous.
The judges additionally directed the KSCBC to situation public notification that this survey is voluntary and nobody is compelled to reveal any data, which the enumerators have to inform the general public.