Context: The Supreme Court has given cogent reasons for a reconsideration of the verdict given by a five-judge Bench in E.V. Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh (2004) that State legislatures have no power to create sub-classifications among the list of Scheduled Castes (SC)notified by the President
The rationale for the judgement
Conclusion: There is an ongoing debate about applying creamy layer concept to SC/St candidates as well, but currently we should be more about ensuring adequate representation to the most marginalized among Dalits.