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Supreme Court’s 5-judges bench to examine its 12-yr-old verdict on SC/ST quota in govt jobs

The apex court had said it cannot hear the matter only for the purpose of interim relief as a reference has already been made to the Constitution bench. (PTI)

A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will examine whether its 12-year-old verdict that had dealt with the issue of ‘creamy layer’ for reservations to SC and ST categories in government job promotions needs to be…