Overview

• A division bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De declined to interfere with Justice Kausik Chanda’s August 7 directive.
• The single-judge order requires the WBJEE Board to scrap the earlier panel and publish a revised merit list by August 22.
• The state government has challenged the order in the Supreme Court, where related disputes over OBC classifications are pending.
• The WBJEE Board opened a portal from August 18 for candidates to declare categories and upload SC/ST/OBC certificates, and the window has closed.
• The division bench listed the matter for September 2 as prolonged delays have fueled political pressure and student protests.