Supreme Court nod to 27% OBC quota
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld 27 per cent reservations for the OBCs in central educational institutions while declaring that creamy layer (among OBCs) should be excluded from the quota.
By INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK |
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld 27 per cent reservations for the OBCs in central educational institutions while declaring that creamy layer (among OBCs) should be excluded from the quota.
The Court also said that reservations should not be in perpetuity but should be revised in periods.
The apex court had reserved its judgment in November last year after a marathon four-month-long hearing.
The hearing had seen spirited arguments from solicitor general G E Vahanvati, former Attorney General K Parasaran and additional solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam. They presented the Centre's argument before the court impressing upon the need for quota for OBCs in CEIs without excluding the creamy layer.
Equally strong were the arguments from the anti-quota petitioners presented by senior advocates Fali S Nariman, Harish Salve, Rajeev Dhawan, K K Venugopal and P P Rao questioning the basis of the law.
The Centre's main plank was that OBCs, who have been oppressed for centuries, needed a helping hand by means of quota and that caste was an accepted form of determination of backwardness as it was the basis for oppression and resultant backwardness.
Two aspects received a fair bit of attention from the apex court. First, the mode of determination of backwardness ��� whether it should be caste-based or economic condition, and secondly, whether the creamy layer should be excluded or not.
(Courtesy Timesofindia.com)
The Court also said that reservations should not be in perpetuity but should be revised in periods.
The apex court had reserved its judgment in November last year after a marathon four-month-long hearing.
The hearing had seen spirited arguments from solicitor general G E Vahanvati, former Attorney General K Parasaran and additional solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam. They presented the Centre's argument before the court impressing upon the need for quota for OBCs in CEIs without excluding the creamy layer.
Equally strong were the arguments from the anti-quota petitioners presented by senior advocates Fali S Nariman, Harish Salve, Rajeev Dhawan, K K Venugopal and P P Rao questioning the basis of the law.
The Centre's main plank was that OBCs, who have been oppressed for centuries, needed a helping hand by means of quota and that caste was an accepted form of determination of backwardness as it was the basis for oppression and resultant backwardness.
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Two aspects received a fair bit of attention from the apex court. First, the mode of determination of backwardness ��� whether it should be caste-based or economic condition, and secondly, whether the creamy layer should be excluded or not.
(Courtesy Timesofindia.com)
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