The Supreme Court’s recent observation that income should not be the sole determinant in identifying the “creamy layer” within Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has reopened a fundamental question: what exactly are reservations meant to achieve? At first glance, the Court’s reasoning appears sympathetic to the idea that social discrimination can persist even among economically prosperous individuals. But this argument risks blurring the original logic of India’s reservation frame

I respectfully disagree with the view that a reserved-category candidate who scores higher marks can automatically take a general (open) category seat, even if that candidate reached the exam stage using relaxations that were not available to general candidates. My disagreement is not with reservation itself , which is a constitutionally accepted policy. The disagreement is with how this rule works in practice , and how it can unfairly disadvantage candidates who compete un