Why Kolkata matters to the reform argument
Kolkata's courts have produced some of the most consequential recent reservation and recruitment judgments in India, making the city central to the legal argument for reform.
Institutions
- Jadavpur University
- University of Calcutta
- Indian Statistical Institute
- IIM Calcutta
- IIEST Shibpur
Localities
EsplanadeSalt LakeNew TownBehalaJadavpurHowrah-adjacent belt
State policy context · West Bengal
The Calcutta High Court struck down a large tranche of West Bengal's OBC classifications in May 2024, and the SSC teacher-recruitment case led to the Supreme Court cancelling roughly 25,000 school appointments in April 2025. Both outcomes turned on process integrity and classification evidence rather than on the principle of assistance itself.
- WBPSC
- West Bengal SSC
- WBCHSE
- WBJEE Board