New Delhi, July 28 -- In a significant relief to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court today stayed the operation of a Calcutta High Court order that had stalled the state's initiative to finalise a fresh list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, Justice K. Vinod Chandran, and Justice N.V. Anjaria passed the interim stay while hearing the state government's plea challenging the June 17 High Court order.
The apex court held that the High Court's intervention was "prima facie erroneous" and appeared to transgress into the domain of the executive.
"Since the Indra Sawhney judgment of 1992, it is well settled that the executive has the authority to initiate and revi...