SC issues notice on plea challenging Calcutta HC decision cancelling all OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to concerned respondents on the West Bengal government plea challenging the Calcutta High Court decision cancelling all Other Backward Caste certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also asked the West Bengal government to file an affidavit explaining the process to determine 77 communities as OBCs.
The top court, however, did not stay the Calcutta High Court order but issued notice on West Bengal's application seeking a stay on the order.
In the meantime, the top court also asked the government to file an affidavit explaining the process followed for the determination of 77 communities as OBCs.
The court sought to know the nature of the survey and the study relied upon the classification of 77 communities as OBCs.
The court also sought to know details of the consultation the state government had with the WB Backward Commission prior to including the 77 communities in the OBC list. The court has asked the WB government to file the affidavit within one week.
The top court was hearing West Bengal Government challenging Calcutta High Court order.
Calcutta HC on May 22 cancelled all OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010 had directed the West Bengal Backward Classes Commission to prepare a new list of OBCs in accordance with the 1993 Act.
Those who were in the OBC list before 2010 will remain. However, after 2010, OBC nominations have been cancelled. About 5 lakh OBC certificates are set to be cancelled. After 2010, those who have jobs under the OBC quota or are in the process of getting them cannot be excluded from the quota. There will be no impact on their job and they cannot be excluded from the quota.