New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has flagged wide-ranging administrative and legal challenges in implementing a Supreme Court judgment on the criteria for determining the creamy layer status of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), warning that retrospective changes could affect past recruitments, existing officers' seniority and service allocation across government departments.
The department has approached the Supreme Court seeking clarification and directions on implementing its March 11, 2026, judgment, citing concerns over its implications for the OBC reservation policy, recruitment agencies and service allocation. It filed a miscellaneous application on August 24, before the expiry of the six-month perio...