SC ruling on creamy layer prompts demand for JEE category revision

SC holds that parental income from salary and agriculture cannot be the sole basis for determining creamy layer status.

In Kerala, OBC students are denied non-creamy layer certificates if their parents earn more than ₹8 lakh annually through salary or agriculture, forcing them to apply for JEE under the general category.

Students now argue that SC order makes many of those denied NCL certificates eligible for OBC reservation. ...