<p>A Bench of Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik issued notices to the Centre and state governments on the petition, seeking direction to introduce the premise of creamy layer in reservation meant for SC/STs.<br /><br />The petitioner, O P Shukla, said that the benefits of reservation were not percolating down to the real and genuine beneficiaries, thereby defeating the very purpose of it.<br /><br />Senior advocate Balaji Srinivasan, appearing for the petitioner, referred to various surveys conducted by state governments pointing out that there were affluent castes within SC and ST.<br /><br />“As early as 1965, the Lokur Committee recommended exclusion of certain advanced castes/tribes. It was also pointed out by the committee that vested interests had emerged within SCs and STs as a result of concessions given to them,” the petition said, adding the Centre was unjustified in not extending the principles of creamy layer to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes.<br /></p>
<p>A Bench of Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik issued notices to the Centre and state governments on the petition, seeking direction to introduce the premise of creamy layer in reservation meant for SC/STs.<br /><br />The petitioner, O P Shukla, said that the benefits of reservation were not percolating down to the real and genuine beneficiaries, thereby defeating the very purpose of it.<br /><br />Senior advocate Balaji Srinivasan, appearing for the petitioner, referred to various surveys conducted by state governments pointing out that there were affluent castes within SC and ST.<br /><br />“As early as 1965, the Lokur Committee recommended exclusion of certain advanced castes/tribes. It was also pointed out by the committee that vested interests had emerged within SCs and STs as a result of concessions given to them,” the petition said, adding the Centre was unjustified in not extending the principles of creamy layer to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes.<br /></p>
