creamy layer Archives

Economic criterion cannot be sole basis of identifying ‘creamy layer’ amongst backward classes: SC strikes down 2016 Notification issued by Haryana Govt.

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., quashed the notification dated 17-8-2016 issued by State Government

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC dismisses petition seeking review of the 2019 verdict that upheld the constitutionality of the Karnataka Reservation Act, 2018

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit and Dr. DY Chandrachud, JJ has refused to review it’s verdict in B K Pavitra

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Karnataka Reservation Act, 2018 constitutional; Benefit of consequential seniority to be accorded retrospectively

Supreme Court: Upholding the validity of the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Applying creamy layer principle to SC/ST not invalid; collection of quantifiable data to show backwardness not allowed; Nagaraj case not to be reconsidered: SC

Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and Kurian Joseph, R.F. Nariman, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Indu Malhotra, JJ.,