Ashok Kumar Thakur v Union of India (2008): OBC Reservation & Creamy Layer

Can the government give 27% reservation to OBCs in central universities? Ashok Kumar Thakur v. Union of India (2008) - the Supreme Court's landmark judgment on OBC reservation, Article 15(5), the 93rd Constitutional Amendment and the Creamy Layer - explained in 60 seconds in simple English. THE CASE: Ashok Kumar Thakur v. Union of India (2008), Supreme Court of India LAW CHALLENGED: Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006, and the 93rd Constitutional Amendment (Article 15(5)) WHAT THE COURT HELD - 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in central educational institutions is valid - The Creamy Layer among OBCs must be excluded - Minority educational institutions can be excluded under Article 15(5) - Application to private unaided institutions was left open - decided later in Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust v. Union of India (2014) KEY PRINCIPLE: Reservation can advance real equality, but its benefits must reach those for whom the scheme is intended. EXAM POINT: Ashok Kumar Thakur = OBC reservation upheld + creamy layer exclusion (Article 15(5)). Full notes and more landmark case laws: https://www.thelaweasy.com Useful for LL.B., CLAT PG, judiciary and UPSC law/polity students. Subscribe to Law Easy for a new Indian case law every day. #AshokKumarThakur #OBCReservation #CreamyLayer #Article15 #LawEasy #IndianLaw #ConstitutionalLaw #Shorts