Supreme Court ने कर्नाटक में उन्नत परिवारों के बच्चों के लिए OBC आरक्षण पर सवाल उठाए

Key Insight

Supreme Court probes if OBC reservation should apply to children of uplifted Group A families.

Key Facts

1. Family income of the petitioner is ₹19.48 lakh per annum (2026).
2. Karnataka's creamy‑layer ceiling for OBCs in 2026 is ₹8 lakh per annum.
3. Both parents are Group A state employees (IAS officers) earning basic salaries of ₹53,900 and ₹52,650.
4. The petitioner, a Kuruba OBC (Category II(A)), was selected as Assistant Engineer (Electrical) in KPTCL under the OBC quota.
5. The case is recorded as Diary No. 18365/2026 – Raghavendra Fakeerappa Chandranavar v. Dept. of Backward Classes Welfare.
6. The Supreme Court bench hearing the matter includes Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
7. The core issue is whether children of parents who have already moved up the socio‑economic ladder through reservation should continue to claim OBC benefits.

Background

Reservation for OBCs is limited by the creamy‑layer rule, which excludes families whose income exceeds a set ceiling. The Supreme Court’s intervention shows how the judiciary can shape reservation policy, especially when state criteria differ from central guidelines. The debate touches on social justice, inter‑generational equity, and the balance between merit and affirmative action.

UPSC Syllabus

• GS2 — Government policies and interventions for development
• GS2 — Executive and Judiciary - structure, organization and functioning
• GS1 — Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism
• GS2 — Functions and responsibilities of Union and States
• GS1 — Salient features of Indian Society and Diversity of India
• Essay — Society, Gender and Social Justice
• Prelims_GS — Constitution and Political System
• Prelims_GS — National Current Affairs
• GS4 — Lessons from lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators
• Prelims_CSAT — Decision Making

Mains Angle

GS 2 – Polity: Discuss the constitutional and policy challenges of extending OBC reservation to the next generation when parents have already benefited, and suggest ways to prevent creamy‑layer capture.