Justice Gavai, a Dalit himself and slated to become CJI in May next year, said, "A person from the SC/ST community, after getting into central services like IAS and IPS, gets access to the best of facilities. Yet, his children and their children continue to get benefits of reservation. Should this continue?" The Punjab government argued that those who have advanced through higher representation in government service should make way for deprived communities within the SC fold.