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The Bengal government had filed an appeal in the Supreme Court on August 20 against the decision of the Calcutta High Court.
The Supreme Court will hear the case of cancellation of OBC certificates in West Bengal on Monday (September 2). Earlier, the case was heard on August 27. During this, Kapil Sibal, the lawyer appearing in the court on behalf of the West Bengal government, said that the petitioners have submitted a lot of documents. Time is needed to read them and respond.
In fact, on May 22, the Calcutta High Court cancelled the OBC status given to many castes in the state after 2010. Along with this, the High Court declared the reservation given in public sector jobs and educational institutes run by the state as illegal. The Calcutta High Court had approached the Supreme Court against this.
The Supreme Court had sought data related to the new castes included in OBC
On the state government’s appeal in the Supreme Court, on August 5, the court had said, ‘Why were 77 new castes, including the Muslim community, included in the OBC list. The state government should provide data on the social and economic backwardness of these new castes.’
In response to this, advocate Kapil Sibal on behalf of the state government demanded the cancellation of the decision of the High Court Calcutta. The state government told the court that due to the decision of the High Court, the candidates who passed NEET-UG 2024 are facing difficulties in admission.
Mamta had said- we will not obey the order of the High Court
Regarding the High Court’s decision, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had said that she will not accept the High Court and BJP’s order. OBC reservation will continue in the state. In a rally, Mamata had said that several surveys were conducted before implementing OBC reservation. Several cases have been filed in this matter earlier, but they have not yielded any result. Why don’t these people talk about policies in BJP-ruled states?
Mamata had also said that PM Modi has been continuously talking about how minorities will take away the Tapashili reservation and this will destroy the Constitution. Minorities can never touch the Tapashili or tribal reservation, but the cunning people of BJP get their work done through agencies.
After the High Court order, Mamata had said in a rally that OBC reservation will continue in the state. She will not obey the court order.
Amit Shah said- We will ensure that the court order is implemented
On this matter, Home Minister Amit Shah said that Mamata Banerjee gave OBC reservation to 118 Muslims without any survey. Someone went to court and the court took cognizance of the matter and cancelled all OBC certificates given between 2010 and 2024.
Mamata Banerjee wants to snatch the reservation of backward classes and give it to Muslims. I welcome the court’s decision. Mamata ji says that she will not accept the decision of the High Court. I want to ask the people of Bengal, can there be any such Chief Minister who says that the decision of the court will not be accepted. I strongly condemn this. We will ensure that the court’s decision is implemented.
The petition was filed in the High Court in 2011
A PIL was filed in 2011 against the Mamata government’s decision to grant OBC reservation. It claimed that all OBC certificates issued after 2010 were issued in violation of the West Bengal Backward Classes Commission Act of 1993. The petition also said that people who were actually from the backward classes were not given their correct certificates.
In its order, the court said that the state government will have to submit the commission’s recommendation to the assembly as per the 1993 law. The OBC list will be prepared on this basis. Tapobrata Chakraborty’s bench said, ‘The assembly will decide who will be considered an OBC. Bengal Backward Class Welfare will have to prepare its list. The state government will present that list in the assembly. Only those whose names are in this list will be considered OBC.
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