The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to pleas seeking clear criteria for excluding the creamy layer among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from reservation benefits. The petitions rely on the 2024 Constitution Bench verdict allowing sub-classification within SCs and STs to ensure benefits reach the most backward groups.
The Supreme Court has instructed the Madhya Pradesh government to respond by July 4 regarding the implementation of a 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) despite the existing 14% quota. The petitioners assert that legal challenges hinder benefits, while political tensions escalate between Congress and BJP over the delays and judicial stay affecting the law.
In its order, the high court had stated, “The underlying object of the legislation, as has been succinctly put by counsel for the petitioners, is to create an artificial gap and a discrimination qua the citizens of India.” Furthermore, the high court held the opinion that it is beyond the purview of the state to […]
