“If Both Parents are IAS Officers, Why Reservation?”: Supreme Court Questions Generational Benefits

The Supreme Court recently questioned the continued extension of reservation benefits across multiple generations while hearing a matter concerning reservation policies.

The Court observed that if both parents are IAS officers and have achieved significant social advancement, it raises concerns about whether the next generation should continue receiving reservation benefits.

The Bench stressed that reservation is meant for upliftment and cannot continue indefinitely generation after generation once a family has attained higher social and economic status.

The observations were made while discussing the principle behind affirmative action and the need to ensure that benefits reach genuinely disadvantaged sections.