{"id":2472,"date":"2026-07-14T19:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2026-07-14T19:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:14:58","slug":"wb-govt-withdraws-appeal-in-sc-against-calcutta-hc-verdict-striking-down-obc-status-for-77-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wb-govt-withdraws-appeal-in-sc-against-calcutta-hc-verdict-striking-down-obc-status-for-77-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"WB govt withdraws appeal in SC against Calcutta HC verdict striking down OBC status for 77 communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kolkata<\/strong> ( <strong>The Indian View team<\/strong>) : The West Bengal government has withdrawn its appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court\u2019s judgment that had struck down the inclusion of 77 communities, mostly Muslim communities, in the State\u2019s Other Backwards Classes (OBC) list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state government, that the government wanted to withdraw the petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bench also permitted the State Backward Classes Commission to withdraw its separate appeal on the issue. 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