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