New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file its response to the pleas seeking a direction to lay down criteria for exclusion of the creamy layer of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes from availing benefits of reservation in admissions and public employment.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria was hearing the petitions filed by O P Shukla and the Samta Andolan Samiti seeking enforcement of the landmark judgement of August 1, 2024, on reservation.
It asked the Centre to file its response on the pleas and said that they will be taken up after some time.
The ruling enables states to sub-classify among Scheduled Castes to better target affirmative action for those more socio-economically backward. The pleas also request data collection on representation inadequacies within public services.
