The Supreme Court is questioning the continuation of reservation benefits for children from affluent families within backward classes. Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that educational and economic empowerment leads to social mobility. They noted that if parents are well-off, their children should not need reservation.

The Supreme Court is questioning the continuation of reservation benefits for children from affluent families within backward classes. Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan…

The Supreme Court raised concerns about extending OBC reservation benefits to children of IAS officer parents, citing their educational, economic, and social advancement.

The bench questioned whether children of socially mobile and financially secure parents should continue to claim reservation benefits. | India News

Supreme Court questioned the rationale of granting reservation benefits to children of economically and educationally advanced OBC families.