With Bihar already finalising its caste-based census started in January this year, the issue of 'Mandal vs Kamandal' politics has gained momentum across other states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
The petition had contended that concrete policies cannot be formulated in the absence of concrete data.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Krishan Kanhaya Pal who said that the governments are unable to share the benefits of the welfare schemes with all sections among backward classes due to a lack of...
