Salary Income Cannot Be Clubbed for OBC-NCL Reservation Eligibility: Madras HC 

Jenesh Sathees Mathew Vs District Collector (Madras High Court) The petitioner challenged the order dated 27.05.2026 rejecting his request for an OBC-Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) certificate and sought a direction to issue the certificate based on his appeal dated 21.05.2026. The petitioner contended that he had been issued an OBC certificate for the year 2024-2025, but the present application was rejected on the ground that his father’s salary exceeded the prescribed income limit. He relied upon the Supreme Court’s judgment in Civil Appeal Nos. 2827-2829 of 2018 dated 11.03.2026, wh...