Centre Opposes Creamy Layer for SC/STs; SC Davinder Singh Judgement Allows Sub-Categorisation

Centre Seeks SC Exemption for CSE 2025, 2026 from OBC Creamy Layer Income Test Retroactivity

The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to keep CSE 2025 and 2026 out of the Rohith Nathan judgment's retrospective operation, allowing the older OBC creamy layer income test to continue. It warns that retrospective application would hit 3.7 lakh OBC recruitments since 2016 and trigger widespread litigation across Railways, Banks, Posts and paramilitary.

Bihar GAD Reasserts Parents' Salaries, Agricultural Income Exempt in OBC Creamy Layer Test

Bihar's GAD order of September 1, 2026 reiterates that parents' salaries and agricultural income cannot be included in the income test for determining OBC creamy layer status. This follows the Supreme Court's March 11 Rohith Nathan judgment, which flagged 'hostile discrimination' in how the income test was applied differently. The Centre has separately sought SC clarity, even arguing that salary income may be the 'sole intelligible differentia' between OBC candidates in some cases.

SC Proposes Exempting Current Class 6 from Three-Language Policy; Centre Seeks More Time

The Supreme Court has proposed exempting the current Class 6 batch from the mandatory three-language policy, suggesting implementation from January 1, 2027. The Centre has sought more time to decide, while the court has asked for details on teacher availability and infrastructure.

SC OBC Creamy-Layer Verdict: Centre Seeks 2 Years for Prospective Implementation

The Supreme Court, in its March 2026 verdict, changed OBC creamy-layer criteria beyond just parental income. Now the Centre seeks 2 years to implement this prospectively, arguing retrospective application would cause administrative chaos in recruitments and admissions. This directly impacts reservation policy and civil services exams since 2012.

SC's March 11 Creamy Layer Judgment: Centre Seeks Clarification for 100 OBC CSE-2025 Candidates

Centre has approached SC seeking clarification on its March 11 judgment that ruled income cannot be the sole criterion for creamy layer among OBCs. The plea concerns 100 candidates selected in CSE since 2016 but rejected due to creamy layer criteria. The government warns retrospective application could disrupt CSE-2025 training and allocation.

Centre Reduces NEET-SS Qualifying Percentile to 30% for Special Stray Vacancy Round; 40 Seats Returned to TN

The Centre agreed in the Supreme Court to lower the NEET-SS qualifying percentile from 50% to 30% for a special stray vacancy round, aiming to fill 1,857 vacant super-speciality seats. Additionally, 40 vacant in-service seats originally diverted to the All-India Quota will be returned to Tamil Nadu for its own counselling, a significant win for the state's in-service reservation policy.

SC Seeks Centre Reply on PIL: Minors' Online Accounts Without Valid Contracts Under Section 11 Indian Contract Act

A PIL filed by Just Rights for Children Alliance has challenged the practice of allowing minors to independently sign up for digital platforms without verified parental consent. The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre, highlighting the legal gap between Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act (barring minors from contracts) and existing IT/DPDP rules.

SC Rules on OBC Creamy Layer Income Test: Salaries Excluded, Centre Seeks Clarification on Retrospective Impact

The Supreme Court in March 2026 ruled that while determining OBC creamy layer status, income from salaries and agriculture must be excluded from the income/wealth test. The Centre now seeks clarification, arguing retrospective implementation from 2012 is 'extremely difficult' and would cause a cascading effect on recruitments and admissions.