Ai-Hind Party & ANR v. The Registrar General And Census, Commission Of India & ORS

$~15 *IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3946/2017 % Date of decision : 18th December, 2017 AI-HIND PARTY & ANR.

..... Petitioner Through :

Kumar Rajesh Singh and Ms. Punam Singh, Advs.

versus THE REGISTRAR GENERAL AND CENSUS, COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS ..... Respondents Through :

Mr. Akshay Makhija, CGSC with Ms. Seerat Singh, Advs.

for R-2 to 5 Mr.R. Sathish, Mr. Rajesh Kumar and Ms. Sonia, Advs.

for R-6/NCBC

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR JUDGMENT (ORAL) GITA MITTAL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE 1.

This writ petition seeks issuance of an order directing the respondents to enumerate and classify the tribes and communities of De-Notified Tribes and Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes separately and distinctly; collect their Socio-Educational and Economic Indicators as well as Human Development Indices with Deprivation Indices in the Census of 2022.

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2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has handed over copy of an order being S.O. 3210(E) dated 2nd October, 2017 issued by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India whereby the President of India has been pleased to appoint a Commission under Article 340 of the Constitution to examine the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes. This Commission has been required to present its report to the President of India within a period of 12 weeks of assumption of charge by the Chairperson of the Commission. 3.

In view thereof, this writ petition does not need to detain this court any further inasmuch as the respondents would take action on the outcome of the consideration by the Commission which stands appointed.

This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR, J DECEMBER 18, 2017/kr W.P.(C)No.3946/2017 Page 2 of 2