Centre opposes plea in Supreme Court for income-based sub-quota within SC, ST and OBC reservations

Gen-Z of Backward Classes must unite and oppose anti-reservation forces: OBC Students’ Association

At its 7th national convention in Hyderabad, All India OBC Students Association urged Gen-Z from Backward Classes to unite in defence of reservation and constitutional values.

Centre refuses to change caste-based reservation rules, cites historical, social, and economic backwardness

The Union Government opposes a Supreme Court petition filed by Ramashankar Prajapati seeking an income-based sub-quota within the reservation categories. The Centre argues that this request undermines the historical and social criteria for reservations and falls within executive policymaking.

Centre opposes plea in Supreme Court for income-based sub-quota within SC, ST and OBC reservations

The government maintained that reservations in government jobs and education are based on historical and social backwardness, not just economic status.

Centre Says No To Income-Based Sub-Quota Within SC/STs, OBCs

New Delhi: The Centre, on Thursday, opposed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an income-based sub-quota within reserved categories, contending that the constitutional architecture of reservations for Scheduled Castes is founded on historical and social disadvantage and cannot be restructured solely on the basis of economic criteria. It also opposed extending the “creamy layer” principle to SCs and STs, arguing that Supreme Court precedent has …