Children can’t fall in non-creamy OBC layer if parents’ income in excess: Kerala High Court

3 min readUpdated: Jul 30, 2026 06:09 PM IST The petitioners claimed that they are entitled to be declared as belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer category. (AI-generated image)Underlining the “excess” income and wealth of the parents working in the private sector, the Kerala High Court has dismissed the pleas of two teenagers seeking “non-creamy layer” (NCL) OBC certificates for NEET UG 2026 and KEAM 2026 admissions. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that it was undisputed that, if the salary income of the petitioners’ parents was taken into account, they would not fall in the NCL category. “This Court is of the opinion that, as the parents of the petitioners in both these writ petitions have income as well as wealth, far in excess of the limits prescribed, they cannot fall in the categor