SC Reserves Order on Centre Plea Against Retrospective OBC Creamy Layer Ruling
The Centre said retrospective application could disrupt recruitment, service allocation and seniority across OBC reservation, affecting lakhs of candidates.
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Centre seeks prospective application of SC verdict on OBC creamy-layer criteria
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the Centre's request for prospective application of its March 11 verdict. The verdict determined that parental income alone cannot exclude candidates from the OBC creamy-layer. The Centre seeks a two-year window to implement the court's ruling without disrupting current recruitment processes. Aishwarya Bhati argued that immediate application could lead to administrative chaos and affect candidates not invol…
Centre Seeks 2-Year Window To Implement Top Court's OBC Creamy Layer Verdict
The government has sought a "limited prospective overruling" of the judgment, saying its immediate application to earlier and ongoing recruitment can unsettle seniority, cadre allocation and appointments of candidates who were not parties to the litigation.
SC reserves orders on Centre’s plea for two-year window to fix OBC creamy layer policy
The government said a retrospective implementation of the Supreme Court verdict would have significant consequences for recruitment, service allocation, cadre allocation, seniority, admissions and the administration of OBC reservation generally, affecting lakhs
The Central Government has requested two years to implement the Supreme Court's March 11 order regarding the OBC creamy layer. The Center stated that it is not possible to implement it within six months. According to the government, implementing the order retrospectively will affect the service of candidates employed since 2012 and the seniority and promotions of current IAS and IPS officers.
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