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Indra Sawhney case

SUPREME COURT REDEFINED THE OBC 'CREAMY LAYER' RULE

The Supreme Court ruled that parental income alone cannot decide OBC ‘creamy layer’ status. The exclusion must be status-based, not purely income-based, and salary or agricultural income should not be counted. The judgment corrects discrimination and aligns reservation rules with the original 1993 DoPT guidelines.

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