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The Supreme Court has reaffirmed its March 11 verdict, clarifying that the creamy layer status of Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates should not be determined solely by parental income. The court emphasized that the status and category of the parents' posts are more significant. This ruling will not affect completed appointments, promotions, or seniority positions, but will apply to pending cases and future admissions. The court rejected the Centre's plea for two years to establish equivalence of posts and develop a uniform mechanism for determining creamy-layer status, instead giving eight weeks for compliance with the March directions.
The court's March 11 judgment had ruled that income from salaries cannot be the sole criterion for determining creamy layer status, and that treating children of PSU and private employees differently from those of government servants in similar posts amounts to 'hostile discrimination'. The court directed the Centre to implement these principles within six months and create supernumerary posts as required for candidates who satisfy the non-creamy layer criteria.
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