印度前首席大法官B R Gavai 引用Ambedkar的愿景及最近最高法院的裁决, 支持在SC保留中排除乳油层, 引发争议。 Former Indian Chief Justice B R Gavai sparks controversy by backing creamy layer exclusion in SC reservations, citing Ambedkar’s vision and recent SC rulings.

印度前首席大法官B R Gavai因支持将“奶油层”原则应用于预留种姓保留地而遭到社区的反对，他认为这符合B R Ambedkar博士关于临时、有针对性的提升以实现真正社会和经济正义的愿景。 Former Chief Justice of India B R Gavai faced backlash from his community for supporting the application of the "creamy layer" principle to Scheduled Castes reservations, arguing it aligns with Dr. B R Ambedkar’s vision of temporary, targeted upliftment to achieve real social and economic justice. 在孟买大学演讲时,他把平权行动比作给后面的人骑自行车追赶,强调那些有进步的人不应继续领取津贴。 Speaking at Mumbai University, he compared affirmative action to giving a bicycle to someone behind to catch up, emphasizing that those who have advanced should not continue receiving benefits. 他援引了Indra Sawhney的先例和最高法院最近的一项判决,将奶油层排斥范围扩大到在册种姓和在册部落,并指出对司法任命没有保留。 He cited the Indra Sawhney precedent and a recent Supreme Court judgment extending the creamy layer exclusion to SCs and STs, noting no reservation exists for judicial appointments. Gavai确认,平权行动使许多在册种姓能够达到国家高级职位,并赞扬Maharashtra的社会改革遗产。 Gavai affirmed that affirmative action has enabled many SCs to reach high national positions and praised Maharashtra’s social reform legacy.