Chief Justice of India B R Gavai Friday said he faced severe criticism from his own community for the judgment that the creamy layer principle in reservation should be extended to Scheduled Castes too.

Speaking at his farewell organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday, his last day in office, CJI Gavai also called out the politics over the issue saying, “at times politics plays more important role than logic”. CJI Gavai will retire on November 23 and CJI-designate Justice Surya Kant will succeed him on November 24.

In a 6:1 ruling, an SC bench headed by the then CJI, D Y Chandrachud, had on August 1, 2024 held that Scheduled Castes can be sub-classified for the purpose of providing reservation to the less-privileged among them. CJI Gavai who was part of the bench ha

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