New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a petition seeking a direction to implement court directions in the 1992 Mandal judgment - to identify and exclude the 'creamy layer' from among the backward class communities in the state.

A bench of judges A.K. Mathur and Altamas Kabir issued the notice on a petition filed by the Voice (Consumer Care) Council.

The petition said according to the Mandal judgement, the centre, states and union territories were directed to constitute a permanent body for entertaining, examining and recommending for inclusion and complaints of over/under inclusion in the lists of other backward classes.

It said Tamil Nadu had not followed the directions contained in that judgement even though many years had passed.

The benefits of reservation to the backward classes had continued services without excluding the creamy layer and Such benefits of reservation had not been passed on to the really deserving persons belonging to such backward classes.

The petition said if reservation were provided without removing the creamy layer it would have a counter effect on the very basis of the constitutional right. It, therefore, sought a direction to Tamil Nadu to identify and exclude the creamy layer from the benefit of reservation.