Bengaluru, 2o Sept 

The Karnataka High Court sought the State government's response to a set of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) questioning the legality of the upcoming Social and Educational Survey, slated to commence on 22 September.

A division bench of Justices Anu Sivaraman and Rajesh Rai K ordered on Friday that the petitions be listed for hearing on Monday and issued notices to the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission as well as the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

The PILs have been filed by the Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Maha Sabha, members of the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Lingayata Mahasabha, Rajya Vokkaliga Sangha and individuals, including KN Subba Reddy, former president of the Advocates Association of Bengaluru.