Top court says income alone cannot determine OBC creamy layer status; parental post and service category must also be ...

The bench also explained that the creamy layer rule was introduced to keep reservation benefits focused on the most disadvantaged groups within the OBC category.

Supreme Court rules parental income cannot solely determine OBC creamy layer status, impacting civil service reservation eligibility.

The Supreme Court has ruled that ‘creamy layer’ status for reservation of OBCs cannot be decided solely based on parental income and treating similarly placed employees of private entities and PSUs ...

In a significant move, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has notified the restoration of ex-servicemen status to Military Nursing Servi ...

Currently, people whose families earn more than Rs 8 lakh annually are generally classified as belonging to the creamy layer ...

The disruption will affect the Passenger Reservation System (PRS), which manages ticket bookings, cancellations, waiting lists and PNR status enquiries ...

Students involved in legal challenges were successful Civil Services Examination candidates whose OBC (non-creamy layer) status was rejected based on parents’ salaries.

On March 11, the Supreme Court stepped in to fix a rule that was allegedly unfair to some UPSC aspirants from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) communi ...

Maharashtra's education department directs 20 institutions to reserve 25% seats for economically weaker students under RTE, ...

The Supreme Court held that OBC creamy layer status cannot be determined solely by parental income. It clarified that the parents' post and status must also be considered, dismissing central ...

De-notified, Nomadic, and Semi-nomadic Tribes must be enumerated separately in 2027 Census and given legal recognition for socio-economic uplift ...