Calcutta HC cancels all OBC certificates granted since 2011 under TMC government; Mamata Banerjee refuses to accept order

The High Court’s decision would not affect the jobs held currently by the people

May 22, 2024

“OBC reservation quota introduced by Bengal government will continue“, says Mamata Banerjee

The Calcutta High Court has cancelled all certificates to Other Backward Classes (OBC) issued in Bengal since 2011 under the Trinamool Congress administration, calling them “illegal”. The court struck down reservations for several communities as Other Backward Classes under a new law of the state government passed in 2012.

However, the High Court’s decision would not affect the jobs held currently by the people, the court said.

Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Rajasekhar Mantha, however, said the executive orders of the state government classifying 66 classes of OBC before 2010 were not interfered with, since these were not challenged in the petitions.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she “will not accept” the order, which takes away the rights granted to the Tapashili community.

Mamata Banerjee said, “The OBC reservation quota introduced by the West Bengal government will continue. We had drafted the Bill after conducting a house-to-house survey, and it was passed by the cabinet and the assembly.”

“The BJP has conspired to stall it by using central agencies. How can the party show such audacity?” she added.

Senior party leader and Ms Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee alleged the court’s judgment is part of the BJP’s efforts to cancel reservation for the Tapashili community.

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