27% Reservation — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India

1992

This nine-judge bench judgment is the foundational case for OBC reservation, validating the constitutional basis for 27% reservation while establishing crucial limitations. The…

Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India

2008

This case validated the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006, which extended 27% OBC reservation to higher education institutions including IITs,…

Jarnail Singh & Others v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Others

2018

This judgment clarified the application of creamy layer exclusion to SC/ST communities, indirectly impacting OBC reservation policy by reinforcing the principle that reservation…