Supreme Court Clarifies 'Creamy Layer' Exclusion
The principle of the 'creamy layer' within backward classes was a central issue addressed by the Supreme Court of India in the case of Indra Sawhney vs. Union of India.
This significant judgment, commonly known as the Mandal case, dealt extensively with policies of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
The Supreme Court established that the 'creamy layer', comprising the relatively more affluent or advanced members within OBC communities, should be excluded from the benefits of reservation. This ensures that the reservation primarily benefits the truly disadvantaged sections.
Important Questions from Judiciary-Supreme Court & High Courts
With reference to India, consider the following statements :
1. Government law officers and legal firms are recognised as advocates, but corporate lawyers and patent attorneys are excluded from recognition as advocates.
2. Bar Councils have the power to lay down the rules relating to legal education and recognition of law colleges.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Supreme Court of India is a Court of Record.
(b) High Courts in India are Courts of Record.
(c) Subordinate Courts in India are Courts of Record.
(d) All Courts in India are not Courts of Record.Consider the following pairs :
1. Enlargement of Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court: Article 138A of Constitution of India.
2. Conferment on the Supreme Court of powers to issue certain writs : Article 139A of Constitution of India.
3. Civil and judicial authority to act in aid of the Supreme Court : Article 144A of the Constitution of India.
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
- Which one of the following judgements is associated with the primacy of the Chief Justice of India and the Collegium of Judges in the appointment and transfer of the higher judiciary?
- The locus standi rule to move the court was liberalized by the case of:
