The Patna High Court on Thursday directed the state government to immediately stop the caste-based survey and ensure that the data already collected are secured and not shared with anybody till final orders are passed in the writ petition.<br />''<br />''The High Court fixed the 3rd of July as the next date for the hearing. The division bench of Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Madhuresh Prasad rebuked the State government for being not responsible for the Right to Privacy.<br />''<br />''The Court said "Prima facie, we are of the opinion that the state has no power to carry out a caste-based survey, in the manner in which it is fashioned now, which would amount to a census, thus impinging upon the legislative power of the Union Parliament."<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Court also expressed concern about the government's intention to share data from the survey with the leaders of different parties in the state Assembly.</span><br />