印度最高法官为SC/ST“奶油层”规则辩护，称该规则确保保留名额惠及真正弱势群体。 India's top judge defends SC/ST 'creamy layer' rule, saying it ensures reservations reach the truly disadvantaged.

印度首席大法官Bhushan R. Gavai为他2024年的裁决辩护,该裁决对在册种姓和部落的保留实行“奶油层”排除,指出该裁决确保扶持行动惠及处境最不利的群体。 Chief Justice of India Bhushan R. Gavai defended his 2024 ruling applying a 'creamy layer' exclusion to Scheduled Castes and Tribes reservations, stating it ensures affirmative action reaches the most disadvantaged. 他在告别时强调,真正的平等要求以不同的方式对待不平等者,并引述B.R.。 Speaking at his farewell, he emphasized that true equality requires treating unequals differently, citing B.R. Ambedkar指出,享有特权的在册种姓/在册部落个人不应获得真正边缘化的人的福利。 Ambedkar and noting that privileged SC/ST individuals should not access benefits meant for the truly marginalized. 尽管来自他所在社区内部的批评,他仍然认为判决符合宪法。 Despite criticism from within his community, he maintained the judgment was constitutionally sound. 他还强调了法院拒绝“bulldozer justice”的做法,肯定了所有人的住房权,并支持在法律解释中采取“swadeshi”方法。 He also highlighted the Court’s rejection of "bulldozer justice," affirmed the right to shelter for all, and supported a 'swadeshi' approach in legal interpretation. 最近的一项法官裁决澄清说,没有固定的时间表对总统或州长关于州法案的约束。 A recent bench ruling clarified that no fixed timeline binds the President or Governors on state bills. 奶油层建议仍没有约束力。 The creamy layer recommendation remains non-binding.