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The bench directed that the executive orders classifying 42 classes made by the state from March 5, 2010, till May 11, 2012, were also quashed, with prospective effect, given the illegality of the reports recommending such classification

HC scraps OBC status of several classes in Bengal; benefits obtained already not to be affected | Latest News India

The judgment will impact a sizeable number of people in the state, according to a lawyer involved in the matter.

The Calcutta high court directed the West Bengal Backward Classes Commission to prepare a new list of OBCs in accordance with the 1993 Act. | Latest News India

The Calcutta High Court has declared multiple classes as Other Backward Classes (OBC) under the West Bengal Backward Classes (Other than Scheduled Castes

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she would not accept the judgement.

The division bench clarified that the executive orders of state government classifying 66 classes of OBC before 2010 were not interfered with, since these were not challenged...

The Calcutta High Court has nullified the Other Backward Classes (OBC) status for 77 Muslim classes in West Bengal, stating that religion was the sole criterion for classification. The court deemed such reservations illegal and an affront to both the Muslim community and democratic principles.

India News: Calcutta HC's order invalidating OBC categorisations in Bengal since 2010 termed 'BJP's verdict' by CM Mamata Banerjee. She vows to appeal in Supreme

Several Hindu communities, not to speak of Muslims, came out against the then BJP government’s  decision (of March 24, 2023) to remove the 4% quota to