New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said its 2006 verdict putting the benefits of quota in job promotions for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) employees need not be referred to a seven-judge bench. The apex court also turned down the centre’s plea that overall population of SC/ST be considered for granting quota for them. Kaul and Indu Malhotra, said states need not collect quantifiable data on backwardness of SC/ST for giving quota in job promotion to SC/ST employees. The bench did not comment on two other conditions given in the 2006 verdict which dealt with adequacy of representation of SC/ST in promotion and not to disturb administrative efficiency. The court’s verdict came on petitions seeking that a seven-judge bench reconsiders the court’s 2006 judgement which had put conditions for granting quota benefits in job promotions for SC/ST employees.

Source: Mint September 26, 2018 16:18 UTC