The Supreme Court of India has rejected a petition aimed at stopping the upcoming caste Census, asserting that it found no merit in the public interest litigation (PIL). Chief Justice Surya Kant, leading the bench, expressed strong disapproval of the petitioner's language, questioning the appropriateness of the tone used. The petitioner had requested the court to direct the government to cease the caste Census and to promote policies favoring single-child families through economic incentives. However, the court dismissed these arguments outright. This decision follows a similar rejection of another PIL on February 2, which raised concerns regarding the collection and verification of caste data in the Census. The 2027 Census is poised to be India's 16th national Census and is notable for being the first to include detailed caste data since 1931, with a complete digital format for data collection.