Bombay High Court stays census duty requisition for private unaided school staff
The Bombay High Court has temporarily halted the requisition of private unaided school staff for census duties in Maharashtra. The court found that the Census Act does not impose obligations on these schools to provide staff for such duties. The case will be further examined in a final hearing scheduled for July 31, 2026.
- ▪The Bombay High Court granted interim protection to associations of over 500 private unaided schools.
- ▪The court ruled that the Census Act does not require private schools to provide staff for census duties.
- ▪The final hearing on the matter is set for July 31, 2026.
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The Bombay High Court on May 22, 2026 granted interim protection to associations representing over 500 private unaided and minority schools in Maharashtra, staying all notices, appointment orders, and coercive steps such as First Information Reports issued against their teaching and non-teaching staff for failing to report for census duties.A Division Bench of Justices Gautam Ankhad and Sandesh Patil, hearing Writ Petition (L) No. 15009 of 2026, held prima facie that the Census Act, 1948 and the Census Rules, 1990 do not impose any statutory obligation on private unaided schools to provide their staff as Enumerators or Supervisors. The petitioners were represented by Mr. Venkatesh Dhond, Senior Advocate, along with Mr. Tejas Popat, Mr. Priyansh R. Jain, Mr. Shamant Satiya and Mr.
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