<h1>Petitioners seek interim stay on socio-economic and educational survey over geo-tagging, Aadhaar linkage breaching Aadhaar Act, 2016 privacy</h1> The Karnataka High Court will hear on September 23 a plea seeking an interim stay on an ongoing socio-economic and educational survey by the State Commission for Backward Classes; petitioners comprising community organizations and individuals challenge the survey's legality, alleging geo-tagging and Aadhaar linkage violate privacy and the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and exceed state authority. Petitioners urged urgency because data collection is due to finish before court vacation; the government says the survey is merely an update and collected data could be discarded if invalidated. The bench expressed skepticism about reversing completed data collection and agreed to hear stay arguments.