The expression 'Creamy layer' used in the judgement of the Supreme Court relating to the case regarding reservations refers to:
(a) those sections of the society which pay income tax
(b) those sections of socially and educationally backward classes of the society that are developed
(c) those sections of the society that are considered advanced according to the Karpuri Thakur formula
(d) all sections of the upper castes of the society
