Amravati, Nov. 16 -- Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai today reaffirmed his long-held view that the creamy layer principle should apply to Scheduled Caste (SC) reservations, arguing that the benefits of affirmative action must reach the most disadvantaged sections within the community.
Speaking at the programme "India and the Living Indian Constitution at 75 Years" in Amravati, Justice Gavai said children of privileged SC families, such as those of senior civil servants, cannot be equated with those from economically deprived backgrounds.
"I took a view that the concept of creamy layer, as found in the Indra Sawhney judgment applicable to Other Backward Classes, should also extend to Scheduled Castes. Though my judgment has been widely cr...