New OBC identification exercise by state panel: Bengal government to SC

• West Bengal’s Backward Classes Commission is identifying SEBCs for inclusion in the OBC list.

• The State appealed against a Calcutta High Court judgment that deemed religion the sole criterion for OBC inclusion.

• The Supreme Court listed the case after three months in July.

• The court sought clarification on the nature and scope of the survey and the inadequacy of representation in public services.

• The High Court judgment affected five lakh OBC certificates issued since 2010, but did not impact individuals who had already secured employment using OBC certificates.