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Calcutta High Court Stays West Bengal’s Revised OBC List as NCBC Demands Survey Data

An interim stay lasting until July 31 allows the high court along with the NCBC to probe the legal compliance of the state’s fresh OBC survey

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Overview

  • The Calcutta High Court on June 18 imposed an interim stay on the June 8 notification classifying 140 sub-castes under OBC-A and OBC-B, freezing its implementation until July 31
  • The National Commission for Backward Classes has issued a notice to the West Bengal chief secretary seeking detailed survey reports, criteria and methodology for the new list within days
  • The state government’s fresh survey—aimed at raising OBC reservations from 7 percent to 10 percent—has been challenged over allegations that it only accepted applications from previously struck-down communities
  • BJP leaders, led by Suvendu Adhikari, have celebrated the stay and launched an OBC outreach to consolidate Hindu OBC voters by accusing the Trinamool Congress of religious appeasement
  • West Bengal’s legal team is reviewing the high court order as political parties brace for the next hearing on July 31, leaving over half a million certificate holders in limbo