Are B.R. Gavai’s Comments on Creamy Layer Justified? | Patta Venkateswarlu

A discussion is underway regarding the remarks made by former Chief Justice of India, B.R. Gavai, suggesting that the creamy layer principle should also apply to reservations for Scheduled Castes (SC). Such comments are nothing new. The argument that reservations should be based on economic criteria rather than caste has been made by upper castes for a very long time. Now, the fact that even Justice B.R. Gavai