New Delhi/IBNS, July 28 -- The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold the Calcutta High Court order that had stayed the West Bengal government's new list of Other Backward Classes (OBC), media reports said.

The top court expressed surprise at the High Court's stay order citing the reservation as a "part of the executive functions".

"The State ought to have placed the reports and the bills before the Legislature for amendment and introduction of classes in the Schedule of the 2012 Act," CJI Gavai said as quoted by the report.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who represented the State, argued several appointments are pending due to the High Court's stay order.

Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, who represented the respondents, objected to the inter...