By T.Chiranjeevulu, IAS (Ret), Founder President BCIF( BC Intellectuals Forum) The judgment in Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) stands as one of the most pivotal rulings in Indian constitutional history regarding social justice. Through this verdict, the Supreme Court clarified that 27% reservations in Central Government jobs should be implemented for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). This ruling provided constitutional backing to the implementation of the Mandal Commission's recommendations. However, in the same judgment, the Supreme Court introduced another crucial concept: the theory of the "affluent classes" or the "Creamy Layer." The Court opined that if economically, educationally, and socially advanced affluent sections within the OBCs were allowed to avail the benefits of reservations, opportunities would not reach the most backward sections. Consequently, the Court suggested excluding these upper strata within the OBCs from the purview of re...