Breaking News! Supreme Court upholds OBC Quota in Educational Institutions

Breaking News! The Supreme Court has upheld the 27% OBC Quota in educational institutions including the IITs and IIMs. The Court removed the creamy layer from the quota and said the quota would be reviewed in every five years. Earlier, the SC and STs enjoyed 22.5 per cent reservation.

After the implementation of the OBC quota, the reservation percentage would go up to 49.5%. The five-member bench of the SC have given a unanimous judgement over this issue. However, media reports suggest that at least one Judge differed on this issue.

While the apex court termed the 93rd Amendment bill as valid, it asked the government to identify people who should actually get the reservation. The removal of creamy layers means children of MLAs, MPs and other higher profile people won't get reservation even if they belong to OBC category.

The Supreme Court's judgement has come as a major relief for the government. Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh and Law Minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj have welcome the verdict and termed it as "Historic", but expressed disappointment over the removal of "creamy layer".