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Centre opposes income-based sub-quota inside reservations
LiveLaw··7 Aug
The Union government told the Supreme Court that reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs rest on historical and social disadvantage and cannot be rebuilt only on income. In an affidavit, the Centre opposed pleas for income-based sub-quotas within reserved categories. It also opposed extending the creamy layer principle to SCs and STs. Hearing is listed around August 18.
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What It Means For You
- Reserved-category students and job seekers can track whether income filters inside SC/ST quotas advance in court.
- OBC applicants already under creamy layer rules can note the Centre says that logic does not automatically cover SC/ST.
- Citizens debating fairness inside quotas can follow the August 18 Supreme Court listing.
What's Happening
- The Centre opposed Supreme Court pleas seeking income-based sub-quotas within SC, ST and OBC reservations.
- It said creamy layer exclusion should not be applied to SCs and STs on current precedent.
- The government asked the court to dismiss the petitions, with the matter due around August 18.
What The Affidavit Defends In Law
- Petitioners want economically weaker persons inside reserved groups to receive priority through sub-classification.
- The Centre argued Articles 341, 342 and 342A do not allow rewriting notified lists on income alone.
- It said major policy redesign needs empirical study and legislative process, not directions under Article 32.
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