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Calcutta High Court scraps OBC status of several classes in Bengal
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday struck down the OBC status of several classes in West Bengal, finding such reservations under an Act of 2012 to vacancies in services and posts in the state illegal.
Passing judgment on petitions challenging the provisions of the Act, the court clarified that the services of citizens of the struck-down classes, who are already in service or have availed the benefit of reservation or have succeeded in any selection process of the state will not be affected by the order.
The judgment will impact a sizeable number of people in the state, according to a lawyer involved in the matter.
The court struck down several classes for reservation as Other Backward Classes given under The West Bengal Backward Classes Act, 2012.
Source: HC scraps OBC status of several classes in Bengal; benefits obtained already not to be affected