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Case Title:<\/strong> Union of India & Ors. v. Rohith Nathan & Anr. etc.<\/em> with connected matters (Union of India v. Ketan & Ors.<\/em>; Union of India & Anr. v. Dr. Ibson Shah I. & Anr.<\/em>)
Neutral Citation:<\/strong> 2026 INSC 230<\/strong>
Date:<\/strong> 11 March 2026<\/strong>
Bench:<\/strong> Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice R. Mahadevan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \n
  • \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b \u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e-\u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0935\u0947\u0924\u0928 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u094b creamy layer \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092e\u093e\u0928\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e,<\/li>\n
  • \u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e-\u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093f\u0938 \u092a\u0926 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0930\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u092f\u0939 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0928\u093e \u091c\u0930\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948,<\/li>\n
  • \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 service category \u0914\u0930 social status \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0916\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f,<\/li>\n
  • status-based test \u0915\u094b \u0928\u091c\u0930\u0905\u0902\u0926\u093e\u091c \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0947\u0935\u0932 income test \u0932\u093e\u0917\u0942 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0917\u0932\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u0915\u0947\u0935\u0932 salary \u0915\u094b \u0906\u0927\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0917\u0932\u0924 \u0939\u0948?<\/h2>\n

    \u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924 \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u093f salary income \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0915\/\u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093f \u090f\u0915 \u0939\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0935\u0947\u0924\u0928 \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915 \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0935\u091c\u0942\u0926 \u0909\u0938 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u094d\u0924\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e, \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0909\u0938\u0947 automatically creamy layer \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0916\u093e \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0964 \u092f\u0926\u093f \u0915\u0947\u0935\u0932 salary \u0915\u094b \u0906\u0927\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u093e, \u0924\u094b \u0915\u0908 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u092d\u094d\u092f\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0940 \u092d\u0940 OBC \u0906\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093e\u092d \u0938\u0947 \u0935\u0902\u091a\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u091c\u094b \u0935\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0915 \u0914\u0930 \u0936\u0948\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923\u093f\u0915 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u091b\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0917 \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n

    \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0915\u093f income from salary alone cannot be the sole criterion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    PSU, \u092c\u0948\u0902\u0915 \u0914\u0930 private sector \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u091a\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0924<\/h2>\n

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