Overview
- The Supreme Court directed that the Calcutta High Court must not proceed further until additional orders are issued.
- Chief Justice Gavai questioned the High Court’s urgency and signaled the matter could be placed before a different bench there.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, for West Bengal, sought a stay, citing the High Court’s intention to carry on with final hearings.
- Earlier this year, the High Court stayed publication of a revised OBC list, a move the Supreme Court put on hold in July in a separate challenge.
- The dispute stems from a May 2024 High Court ruling that struck down the inclusion of 77 largely Muslim communities as OBCs, impacted about five lakh certificates, and nullified parts of the 2012 state law including OBC-A and OBC-B subcategories.