parsing uri problem with httpclient 3.1

[Kalbagilmath, Vishwanath (Communication & Media Solution)]

Hello,

I am facing URI parse problem with httpclient 3.1. The URI I have is 
("http://16.17.0.230/selection.php?type[]=OFF&type[]=PA";).
After going through 3.1 code (URI.java), I notice that, in parseUriRequest() 
method, the query is validate aganists uric which does not contain "[" and "]" 
characters. The validation is newly addition in 3.1 version, this change is to 
align with RFC? If yes, what is the way out for uri having "[]"?
This works fine in httpclient 3.0.

Thanks in adv for the answer.

regards
--ViK