By Admin 
The debate has once again intensified in the country regarding the limit of reservation and the creamy layer. The Supreme Court on Friday (May 22, 2026) raised the question in the hearing regarding OBC reservation and creamy layer that if both the parents of the candidate are IAS officers, then why should he get the benefit of reservation.
Justice B. The bench of V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuinya said that apart from economic, social conditions should also be considered in reservation. These comments have been made by Justice BV Nagarathna. In the petition, questions were raised on the rule in which it was said that it was wrong to make the job of the parents a basis for placing children in the creamy layer category.
The court said that it does not seem right to ask for reservation for the children of IAS officers. However, despite these comments, the Supreme Court issued notice accepting the petition for hearing. The Supreme Court is hearing petitions in which reservation has been demanded for creamy layer candidates of backward class.
Justice B. V. Nagarathna has made very important comments during this period. He said, ‘The candidate’s parents are IAS officers and are in government jobs. They are in good condition. Now that the government has excluded these people from reservation, these people are raising questions on it.
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The court said, ‘With educational and economic empowerment also comes social stability. If we still demand reservation for children, then we will never get relief from it. We have to pay attention to this. Senior advocate Shashank Ratnu, appearing in the case, said that the people who have raised this issue have been excluded from reservation on the basis of their social status and not on the basis of salary. Demanding a thorough investigation, he said that it is necessary to differentiate between the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and the Creamy Layer. On this, Justice Nagarathna said that EWS does not talk about social backwardness but only about economic backwardness.
Shashank Ratanu argued that the norms in the case of creamy layer should be more liberal than those of EWS. He said that if both the sections are seen in the same way then there will be no difference between them. Justice Nagarathna said that it is important to maintain balance. He said that even if a person is educationally or economically backward, the situation changes when his parents achieve a certain level by taking advantage of reservation. After this, the court issued a notice and sought answers from the concerned parties.
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