'OBC Status To Converted Hindu SCs' To 'Lack Of Data': 8 Reasons Why Calcutta HC Scrapped OBC Certificates Of 77 Groups

Here's why Calcutta High Court cancelled all OBC certificates issued by West Bengal government to 77 communities since 2010. Read top 8 findings relied upon by the court in this verdict.

The Calcutta HC cancelled all the OBC certificates issued to 77 communities since 2010 in W Bengal ( Image Source :Getty )

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued after 2010 in the state of West Bengal. Nearly 500,000 people are likely to be impacted by this judgment. The court while cancelling the OBC certificates issued to 77 communities barred the state from appointing people from these communities with immediate effect. However, the court said that those appointed so far on the basis of OBC certificates to service of state or are in the process of