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P.N. Sankaran chronicles the debate on caste census, argues that it is indeed feasible and shows how every effort to ensure representation in the State of all historically oppressed communities is bound to fail without such a census

The former chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes is of the view that OBCs shouldn’t be denied reservation in promotion because of the condition of creamy layer. He said creamy layer should merely determine the order of preference – the weakest first followed by the rest. A report by Forward Press

The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has to clarify its stand on whether the backwardness among SCs and STs persists to the extent that they need reservation in promotion. Besides, the issue pertaining to the creamy layer among SCs and STs is also vital. A Forward Press report