National

Judiciary & Constitutional Law

• Supreme Court Order on OBC Creamy Layer Determination (Union of India v. Rohith Nathan):
  • Legal Aspect: A Supreme Court Bench (Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan) reserved orders on an application filed by the Centre seeking prospective operation of the Court’s March 11, 2026 judgment.
  • Parent OM: The March 11 judgment re-assessed OBC non-creamy layer status strictly according to a 1993 Office Memorandum (OM) by excluding parental salary income and agricultural income from the income/wealth test.