Which one of the following cases in the Supreme Court of India dealt with the issue of ‘creamy layer’ among the backward classes ?
[amp_mcq option1=”K M Nanavati vs. State of Bombay” option2=”Indra Sawhney vs. Union of India” option3=”Madhu Limaye vs. Ved Murti” option4=”Sajjan Singh vs. State of Punjab” correct=”option2″]
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UPSC CAPF – 2017
The issue of ‘creamy layer’ among the backward classes was dealt with by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney vs. Union of India case (also known as the Mandal Commission case) in 1992.
In this landmark judgment, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) but introduced the concept of ‘creamy layer’, stating that the socially advanced members of the OBCs (the ‘creamy layer’) should be excluded from the benefits of reservation.