Overview

• The apex court stayed the Calcutta High Court’s June 17 order that had paused West Bengal’s June 10 notification of 140 OBC communities.
• Chief Justice B R Gavai led a three-judge bench in affirming that executive notification suffices for reservations under the Indira Sawhney precedent.
• The Supreme Court issued notice on the state’s Special Leave Petition and scheduled the next hearing for August 4.
• The revised list, based on a fresh State Backward Classes Commission survey, now takes effect and allows the government to resume OBC admissions and recruitments.
• Opponents in the Supreme Court argued the list needed legislative approval and challenged the survey methodology and adequacy of supporting data.