Census 2027 Row | LIC Employees' Requisition for Census Duty Stayed; Court Questions Nagar Nigam's Authority: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has stayed an order that directed employees of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to participate in Census 2027 work. The Court observed that the legality of the order required detailed examination and prima facie found that the authority issuing the direction may have acted beyond the powers granted under the CENSUS ACT, 1948. The interim relief was granted by a Division Bench comprising Justice Salil Kumar…
