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Calcutta HC cancels OBC certificates issued after 2010, Mamata says 'will not accept'

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 22 May 2024
The court junked the OBC status of several classes finding such reservations under an Act of 2012 to vacancies in services and posts in the state illegal. Reacting sharply to this, chief minister Mamata Banerjee refused to accept the court decision.
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