OBCs is valid. However, some states denied the existence of the creamy layer, and a report commissioned by the supreme court was implemented. The case ... pressed again in 1999 and the supreme court reaffirmed the creamy layer exclusion and extended it to SCs and STs. This judgment also overruled Rangachar
have reservations such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the "non creamy layer" of Other Backward Classes are also not eligible for reservation under this ... quota(creamy layer of OBC crosses 8 lakh limit). Also Refer
have reservations such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the "non creamy layer" of Other Backward Classes are also not eligible for reservation under this ... quota(creamy layer of OBC crosses 8 lakh limit). Also Refer ] 16. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
(1) There shall be equality
necessity". Finally, the learned Counsel argued that non-
exclusion of creamy layer is per se illegal and contrary to what has
been laid down ... OBCs) and Socially and
Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs). The concept of creamy
layer is applicable to Article 15 and Article 16 and non-exclusion
over again. Secondly, according to the learned Attorney General, the
creamy layer concept has not been applied in Indra Sawhney (1)
(supra) to the Scheduled ... structure, and Nagaraj (supra) has applied the 50% cut-
off criterion, creamy layer, and no indefinite extension of reservation, as
facets of the equality principle
this batch raise common issues relating
to the identification of 'creamy layer' among the Backward
Classes in the State of Kerala ... particular holding of property etc. to
segregate the creamy and non-creamy layers in each vertical
sub-classification of backward class and say that
this Court's judgment as regards
identification of 'creamy layer' amongst the backward classes and their
exclusion from the purview of reservation ... Sawhney-I'), inter
alia, directed the States to identify 'creamy layer' amongst the backward
classes and exclude them from the purview
with reference to a caste, it shall exclude the
"creamy layer" among such caste.
670. Quantum of reservation of 27% of seats ... Once the creamy is
excluded, cut-off marks would likely drop considerably in order to fill the
27% quota for non creamy layer OBCs. When
Kuldip Singh. J.
Constitutional validity of the criteria, for
determining the `creamy layer' for the purpose of exclusion
from backward classes, laid-down ... came to the
conclusion that socially advanced members of backward class
- `creamy layer' - have to be excluded from the said
`class
have reservations such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the "non creamy layer" of Other Backward Classes are also not eligible for reservation under this ... quota(creamy layer of OBC crosses 8 lakh limit). Also Refer
