Calcutta HC scraps OBC status granted after 2010 navhindtimes.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from navhindtimes.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Calcutta HC scraps OBC status of several classes in West Bengal; benefits obtained already not to be affected thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The division bench clarified that the executive orders of state government classifying 66 classes of OBC before 2010 were not interfered with, since these were not challenged.
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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.