In another crucial verdict ahead of the last two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010.
The Calcutta High Court has nullified the Other Backward Classes (OBC) status for 77 Muslim classes in West Bengal, stating that religion was the sole criterion for classification. The court deemed such reservations illegal and an affront to both the Muslim community and democratic principles.
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BJP claims the Bills not cleared as “detrimental to Constitution”, official in Raj Bhavan says “only 11 Bills pending”, including some relating to universities owing to court judgments, and five sent for clarifications from government depts