SC Seeks Centre’s Report on SC/ST Sub-Classification Verdict

On 10th February 2026, the Supreme Court sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Union Government on the implementation of its 2024 Constitution Bench judgment in State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh, which permitted sub-classification within Scheduled Castes (SCs) and extended the creamy layer principle to SCs and Scheduled Tribes (STs).

What SC Held in Punjab v. Davinder Singh Case

  • SCs are not a homogeneous class, and empirical evidence shows inequality even within SC communities.
  • It overruled the 2004 judgment in E.V. Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh, which had held that SCs form a single homogeneous group and cannot ....
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