West Bengal withdraws appeal in Supreme Court against removal of 77 communities from OBC list

The ruling of the Calcutta High Court had earlier been challenged by the State government which was then led by Mamata Banerjee. The BJP government today decided to withdraw that appeal.

Supreme Court with West Bengal state

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14 Jul 2026, 1:56 pm

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The West Bengal government on Tuesday withdrew from Supreme Court its appeal challenging Calcutta High Court's verdict striking down the inclusion of 77 communities, predominantly 75 Muslim communities, in the State’s Other Backward Classes (OBC) list.

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Supreme Court of India

West Bengal

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta

Justice Joymalya Bagchi

OBC quota

Government of West Bengal

CJI Surya Kant

Justice V Mohana