New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the Centre's plea seeking prospective application of its March 11 judgment that held other backward classes (OBC) candidates cannot be excluded from reservation benefits solely on the basis of their parents' salary income.

Stating that the judgment's operation to all appointments and admissions made in the past will result in a "complete administrative chaos" the Centre urged the court to make the decision to apply prospectively and requested for a two-year period to work out equivalent posts similar to Group A and B officers in the government for identifying creamy layer among persons employed with public sector undertakings (PSU) and private employment.

A bench...