The central government finds itself in a legal dilemma over a landmark Supreme Court judgment regarding the "creamy layer" criteria for Other Backward Classes (OBC). The ruling had paved the way for the induction of OBC candidates who cleared the civil services examinations over the past decade but were denied appointments.
On August 25, the government approached the apex court seeking clarification on the Union of India vs Rohit Nathan judgment. The landmark ruling laid down that "salary" could not be added to "income" to determine if an OBC candidate from a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) background falls under the "creamy layer"—aligning them with the rules applied to non-PSU families.
