The Bombay High Court, on 7 February, directed the Union Government to file an affidavit within a two week time in reply to a Public Interest Litigation seeking correction on survey data forms of 2011-2012, which wrongly mentions ‘Muslim’ in the religion column instead of ‘Islam’. Islam is the actual name of religion while Muslims are those who follow Islam. A division bench comprising Justices SJ Vazifdar and BP Colabawala gave the order after hearing the PIL submitted by Aziz Pathan. Pathan wanted the HC to direct the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and Census to withdraw the data forms and circulate corrected forms and only then declare the survey report. According to the petition, the data forms issued for the socio-economic and caste/religious survey for the year 2011-12 contained the word ‘Muslim’ in the religion column instead of ‘Islam.’
REPLACE ‘MUSLIM’ WITH ‘ISLAM’ IN RELIGION COLUMN OF CENSUS: PIL
The Bombay High Court, on 7 February, directed the Union Government to file an affidavit within a two week time in reply to a Public Interest Litigation seeking correction on survey data forms of 2011-2012, which wrongly mentions ‘Muslim’ in the religion column instead of ‘Islam’. Islam is the actual name of religion while Muslims…
