ISSUE:
Whether the allocation of government jobs and educational seats based on caste quotas under the OBC (Other Backward Classes) category is constitutional?
Whether the creamy layer should be excluded from the socially and educationally backward class?
Whether the delegation of power to the Union Government regarding criteria for identification of backward class was constitutionally valid?
RULE:
The Constitution of India allows for special provisions to advance the education and employment opportunities of socially and educationally backward classes.
The concept of the “creamy layer” refers to economically advanced individuals within backward classes who should be excluded from the benefits of reservation.