https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274573 Reservation for backward classes must exclude the creamy layer, because socially advanced sections do not satisfy constitutional backwardness and stand on par with forward classes. A retrospective validating law cannot cure that defect by merely declaring that no creamy layer exists; legislative assertion cannot override the binding constitutional requirement. The Kerala provisions continuing reservation without exclusion were treated as inconsistent with Articles 14 and 16 and as offending the equality principle, with the committee's exclusion norms accepted subject to identified additions. The norms were directed to operate prospectively for pending and future selections, while a lawful future framework was left open. en-us Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 12:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274573 Reservation for backward classes must exclude the creamy layer, because socially advanced sections do not satisfy constitutional backwardness and stand on par with forward classes. A retrospective validating law cannot cure that defect by merely declaring that no creamy layer exists; legislative assertion cannot override the binding constitutional requirement. The Kerala provisions continuing reservation without exclusion were treated as inconsistent with Articles 14 and 16 and as offending the equality principle, with the committee's exclusion norms accepted subject to identified additions. The norms were directed to operate prospectively for pending and future selections, while a lawful future framework was left open. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274573