Polity & Governance
Supreme Court stands firm by March 11 judgment on assessing OBC creamy layer policy
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The Supreme Court has reaffirmed its March 2026 judgment regarding the calculation of the 'creamy layer' for Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservations. It rejected the Central government's request for a two-year extension to formulate a new policy, mandating that the existing 1993 guidelines—which exclude parental salary and agricultural income from the wealth test—must govern the ongoing Civil Services Examination 2025 allocations.
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