Two notifications were issued by the Haryana government sub-classifying backward classes solely on economic basis while fixing the criteria for creamy layer.
Supreme Court has quashed the Haryana government’s notification.
The apex court held that the Haryana’s notifications have violated the law declared in the Indra Sawhney judgment by identifying creamy layer only on the basis of income.
Apart from the economic criterion, social, educational and other factors must also be taken into account before defining a “creamy layer” among the backward classes.