SC ruling on creamy layer prompts demand for JEE category revision
SC holds that parental income from salary and agriculture cannot be the sole basis for determining creamy layer status. In Kerala, OBC students are denied non-creamy layer certificates if their parents earn more than ₹8 lakh annually through salary or agriculture, forcing them to apply for JEE under the general category. Students now argue that SC order makes many of those denied NCL certificates eligible for OBC reservation.
The Supreme Court has ruled that parental income from salary and agriculture alone cannot determine "creamy layer" status for OBC reservations. This decision impacts Kerala, where a ₹8 lakh annual income threshold from these sources previously disqualified students from obtaining non-creamy layer certificates. Consequently, many OBC students were forced to apply for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) under the general category, despite potentially being eligible for reservation.
This ruling could enable a significant number of OBC students to access reservation benefits they were previously denied, potentially altering the competitive landscape for engineering admissions.
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