Reservation Debate
Creamy Layer Exclusion from SC/ST Reservation: Supreme Court Refuses Plea for Policy Intervention
The issue of excluding the “creamy layer” from the SC/ST reservation has been a long-standing debate in India. The Supreme Court of India recently declined to entertain a petition seeking directions for the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government to frame a policy for the exclusion of the creamy layer from SC/ST reservation. This decision comes as…