Income of parent cannot be sole factor for determining status of OBCs creamy layer of candidate

Union of India Vs Rohith Nathan And Another (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court held that mere determination of the status of a candidate as to whether he/she falls within the creamy layer or the non-creamy layer of the OBCs cannot be decided solely on the basis of the income of their parents. Facts- Respondent No. 1 in CA. Nos. 2827 and 2828 of 2018, Rohith Nathan, secured All India Rank 174 in the Civil Services Examination, 2012 under the OBC category. His father was employed in a private organisation namely M/s. HCL Technologies Ltd., and was drawing a salary exceeding the prescribed c...