Other Backward Classes (OBCs) — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India (Mandal Commission Case)

1992

This nine-judge bench judgment is the most pivotal ruling on reservation policy in India. It upheld the 27% reservation for OBCs in central government jobs, validating the Mandal…

Jarnail Singh v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta

2018

This Supreme Court judgment revisited the issue of creamy layer applicability in reservation for promotions for SC/STs, which had been previously exempted. The Court upheld the…

Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India

2008

This case dealt with the constitutional validity of the 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005, which inserted Article 15(5), enabling the State to make special provisions for…