BREAKING | Calcutta High Court Cancels OBC Certificates Issued In West Bengal After 2010, Scraps OBC Classification Of 77 Communities
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BREAKING | Calcutta High Court Cancels OBC Certificates Issued In West Bengal After 2010, Scraps OBC Classification Of 77 Communities

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The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010. State Commission acted in undue haste to notify certain religious communities as OBCs in 2010 The judgement of the Court cancelling all OBC certificates from the year 2010, is a blow to the ruling Trinamool Congress government which came to power in the state in 2011, because it virtually invalidates all OBC certificates given out under the incumbent government's regime. The Court was adjudicating on a plea which challenged certain provisions of the West Bengal Backward Classes Act, 2012, which made reservations in public offices for those belonging to the OBC category. State Commission cannot make recommendations under Article 16 of the Constitution solely based on religion The Court pointed out the recommendations for sub-classification of OBCs by the state were made upon bypassing the State commission, and that 41 out of the 42 classes that were recommended for reservation belonged to the Muslim community, The Court stated that the primary and sole consideration for the Commission had been to make religion-specific recommendations.

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West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes
2 days, 11 hours ago

West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the State’s Backward Classes Commission is embarking on a fresh exercise to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Communities who warrant inclusion in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. The State had appealed the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court judgment striking down its policy to include several castes, …

SC to hear Bengal govt’s appeal against HC OBC order this month
2 months, 1 week ago

SC to hear Bengal govt’s appeal against HC OBC order this month

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would this month hear the West Bengal government’s appeal against the Calcutta high court order striking down the inclusion of the 77 communities, mostly Muslims, on the list of other backward classes for reservation in jobs and admissions, assuring a decision on the issue before the new academic session. The West Bengal government …

West Bengal OBC case: Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC order in January
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2 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal OBC case: Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC order in January

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010 to January 28 and 29. The high court last year struck down the Other Backward Classes status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010, holding …

Supreme Court postpones hearing on West Bengal OBC status case to January 28-29
2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court postpones hearing on West Bengal OBC status case to January 28-29

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has deferred its hearing on petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's ruling that annulled the Other Backward Classes status granted to several castes in West Bengal since 2010. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the West Bengal government, also made submissions regarding the implications of the High Court’s ruling. On May 22, 2023, the Calcutta High Court struck …

SC raises questions on Calcutta HC order that refused OBC tag to 77 communities
3 months, 1 week ago

SC raises questions on Calcutta HC order that refused OBC tag to 77 communities

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised questions about the validity of the Calcutta high court order in May this year that set aside the West Bengal government’s decision to classify 77 communities, mostly Muslims, as other backward classes and agreed to consider on January 7 whether reservation to these classes can be permitted this year Senior advocate Kapil …

Supreme Court to hear West Bengal's OBC reservation case involving 77 communities on January 7
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court to hear West Bengal's OBC reservation case involving 77 communities on January 7

India TV News  

The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear the West Bengal government's plea challenging a Calcutta High Court verdict that removed the Other Backward Classes status for 77 communities in the state. Included in this list of 77 communities as eligible for OBC status was issued by the Government of West Bengal but declared unconstitutional by the Calcutta High …

West Bengal OBC case: Reservation can't be on basis of religion, says SC
3 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal OBC case: Reservation can't be on basis of religion, says SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Reservation cannot be on the basis of religion, the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing a batch of pleas challenging the Calcutta High Court verdict that struck down the OBC status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010. The pleas, including the one filed by the West Bengal government, challenging the high court's May 22 …

Calcutta High Court Injuncts State Govt, WBIDC From Disposing Of Property In KMC Area Over Essex Arbitral Award Case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Injuncts State Govt, WBIDC From Disposing Of Property In KMC Area Over Essex Arbitral Award Case

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has injuncted the West Bengal Government and WBIDC from disposing of subject matter of the Award in the execution petition filed by the award-holder in Essex case. Per contra, the respondents submitted that similar point was raised in the proceedings under Section 36 of the Act and also in the special …

SC to consider relief to Bengal for allowing reservation to 77 OBC communities
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to consider relief to Bengal for allowing reservation to 77 OBC communities

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, which is hearing the West Bengal government’s appeal against the high court’s decision to cancel its order to include 77 communities in the state’s list of other backward classes, has agreed to decide whether these communities can be permitted to receive quota benefits this year as an interim measure. The top court was hearing an …

West Bengal seeks urgent hearing of reservation case in SC
5 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal seeks urgent hearing of reservation case in SC

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing of its pending appeal against a Calcutta High Court decision striking down the inclusion of several castes, largely Muslim communities, in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. Chandrachud, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for West Bengal, said the appointments to the public services of the State were held up due …

West Bengal seeks time to respond to replies filed in OBC status case in Supreme Court
6 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal seeks time to respond to replies filed in OBC status case in Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought time to reply to the responses filed by litigants in a case pertaining to the Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several castes, mostly Muslim groups, in the state for granting reservation in public sector jobs and admissions in state-run educational institutes. West Bengal seeks time to …

Seeking Stay Of HC Judgment Scrapping OBC Classifications, West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court
7 months ago

Seeking Stay Of HC Judgment Scrapping OBC Classifications, West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The West Bengal Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was seeking stay of the Calcutta High Court's judgment which quashed the classification of seventy seven communities as Other Backward Classes.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the State, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today at 2 PM when the Court assembled after. The West …

Supreme Court gives West Bengal ‘opportunity’ to explain inclusion of 77 castes in its OBC List
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court gives West Bengal ‘opportunity’ to explain inclusion of 77 castes in its OBC List

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on August 5 gave the West Bengal government an “opportunity” to justify the reason for including 77 castes, largely Muslim communities, in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. The order follows an appeal by the State against a May 22 judgment of the Calcutta High Court striking down the inclusion of several of these castes in the …

SC directs West Bengal govt to explain designation of 77 communities as OBCs
7 months, 2 weeks ago

SC directs West Bengal govt to explain designation of 77 communities as OBCs

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the West Bengal government to provide a detailed explanation for its decision to designate 77 communities, the majority of which are Muslims, as Other Backward Classes, clarifying that the state will have to adduce data on the social backwardness and inadequacy of representation of the designated communities. The directive by a bench, led by …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On West Bengal Govt Plea Against HC Judgement Quashing OBC Classification Of 77 Communities
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On West Bengal Govt Plea Against HC Judgement Quashing OBC Classification Of 77 Communities

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today, issued notice in a petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the Calcutta High Court's judgment which quashed the classification of 77 communities as Other Backward Classes given under the West Bengal Backward Classes Act, 2012 and. The Supreme Court today, issued notice in a petition filed by the State of West Bengal against …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 1st July To 7th July, 2024
8 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 1st July To 7th July, 2024

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEXGOPA DAS VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw 153Arabul Islam vs The State of West Bengal 2024 LiveLaw 154M/s. Araha Hospitality Private Limited vs. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited and others 2024 LiveLaw 157 Peng Yongxin@ Umesh Yonjan Vs. State of West Bengal 2024 LiveLaw 158 Calcutta High Court Imposes 10K Cost On Litigants …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17th June To 23rd June
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17th June To 23rd June

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEXMrinal Barik -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw 145PEOPLE UNITED FOR BETTER LIVING IN CALCUTTA VERSUS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS 2024 LiveLaw 146Dabur India Limited vs Dhruv Rathee And Ors. 2024 LiveLaw 145 PEOPLE UNITED FOR BETTER LIVING IN CALCUTTA VERSUS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS 2024 LiveLaw 146 Dabur India Limited …

Calcutta HC Cancels 5L Muslim OBC Certificates. Can Mamata Take Advantage?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta HC Cancels 5L Muslim OBC Certificates. Can Mamata Take Advantage?

The Quint  

It is strange how nobody is talking about the immediate fallout of the Calcutta High Court’s decision to cancel an estimated half a million Other Backward Classes certificates — issued mostly to Muslims — by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal since 2012 and the preceding Left Front regime. While Mamata has announced from the …

PM Modi lashes out at 'fraud' committed by TMC govt by granting OBC status to only Muslim groups
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi lashes out at 'fraud' committed by TMC govt by granting OBC status to only Muslim groups

Op India  

Days after the Calcutta High Court cancelled an estimated 5 lakh Other Backward Classes certificates issued mostly to Muslims by the West Bengal government since 2010, PM Modi has hit out at the ruling TMC government. But what is even more unfortunate is that for vote bank politics, now they are also abusing the judiciary…This situation cannot be acceptable under …

'One More Proof Of...': BJP Slams Mamata Over HC Order Cancelling OBC Certificates In Bengal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'One More Proof Of...': BJP Slams Mamata Over HC Order Cancelling OBC Certificates In Bengal

ABP News  

A day after the Calcutta High Court cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010, the Bharatiya Janata Party slammed state CM Mamata Banerjee and the I.N.D.I.A bloc saying that Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, and other leaders of the opposition alliance are shredding the constitution. The Calcutta High Court has also cancelled OBC certificates issued In West …

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 22 asserted that she “will not accept” the Calcutta High Court order scrapping the OBC status of several classes in the State. Addressing an election rally at Khardah under the Dumdum Lok Sabha constituency, Ms. Banerjee said the OBC reservation would continue in the State, as the Bill concerned was passed within …

Calcutta High Court cancels five lakh OBC certificates
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court cancels five lakh OBC certificates

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued in West Bengal since 2010. The court further observed, “Citizens from the 77 classes and 37 classes struck down above, who are already in the service of the State, or have already availed the benefit of reservation or have succeeded in any selection process in the State, …

Calcutta HC cancels all OBC certificates issued by Bengal govt after 2010, Mamata says won't accept it
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta HC cancels all OBC certificates issued by Bengal govt after 2010, Mamata says won't accept it

India TV News  

West Bengal: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued after 2010 by the West Bengal government. This won't impact people who have got jobs due to OBC reservation after 2010 or the recruitment process is going on. According to the West Bengal Backward Classes Commission Act 1993, a new list of OBCs will be …

SC transfers to itself from Calcutta HC pleas related caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions
1 year, 1 month ago

SC transfers to itself from Calcutta HC pleas related caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions

India TV News  

SC transfers to itself from Calcutta HC pleas related caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions Earlier, the top court had taken suo moto cognisance of an order passed by a single bench of the Calcutta High Court that was termed as illegal and ignored an order of the division bench in a case of alleged irregularities in the admission of …

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: November 2023 [Citations 325- 338]
1 year, 3 months ago

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: November 2023 [Citations 325- 338]

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Damodar Valley Corporation v BLA Projects Pvt Ltd 2023 LiveLaw 325 In the matter of: Sanjay Kashyap & Anr 2023 LiveLaw 326 Babu Mondal & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw 337 In Re: Dr Kalyanmoy Ganguly 2023 LiveLaw 338 No ‘Contra-Indicia’ To Un-Seat Venue: Calcutta High Court Reiterates The Law On Seat & Venue In Arbitral Proceedings Citation: 2023 LiveLaw …

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: September 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: September 2023

Live Law  

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Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 16 To May 22, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 16 To May 22, 2022

Live Law  

Nominal Index Rajinder Lohar v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw 177 Aniruddha Prasad Singh @ Sinha v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw 178 In the matter of: Parimal Sardar@Parimal Sikdar 2022 LiveLaw 179 Md Jamiruddin v. Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw 180 Sova Rani Misra v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw 181 …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round Up: May 9 To May 15, 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round Up: May 9 To May 15, 2022

Live Law  

Nominal Index In the matter of Dunlop India Ltd 2022 LiveLaw 163 Damodar Valley Corporation versus Reliance Infrastructure Ltd 2022 LiveLaw 164 Bhaskar Banerjee v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr 2022 LiveLaw 165 Indian Jute Mills Association and Anr v. Union of India and Ors 2022 LiveLaw 166 Sanghamitra Bhattacharya v. Sudeshna Kar & Ors 2022 Live Law 167 …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 2 To May 8, 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 2 To May 8, 2022

Live Law  

Nominal Index Ideal Unique Realtors Private Limited & Anr. Calcutta High Court Orders DLSA & SALSA To Process Compensation Within 2 Weeks For Victims, Kin In 5 Recent Rape Cases Case Title: Pallabi Chatterjee and Ors v. State of West Bengal and other connected matters Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 154 The Calcutta High Court directed the District Legal Services Authority …

'Violation Of Principles Of Natural Justice': Calcutta High Court Orders Restoration Of GST Registration Within 7 Days
3 years ago

'Violation Of Principles Of Natural Justice': Calcutta High Court Orders Restoration Of GST Registration Within 7 Days

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered for the restoration of the appellant's certificate of registration under the provisions of both West Bengal Goods & Service Tax Act and Central Goods & Service Tax Act within one week after noting that the order for cancellation of registration is in violation of principles of natural justice. A Bench comprising Justice T. …

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