The 2018 law protects consequential seniority from April 24, 1978. The Karnataka legislature enacted the 2018 law after the Supreme Court invalidated the 2002 Act in B K Pavitra vs Union of India (B K Pavitra 1). The validity of the seventy-seventh and eighty-fifth amendments to the Constitution and of the legislation enacted in pursuance of those amendments was challenged before the Supreme Court in the Nagaraj case. “The State is not bound to make reservation for the SCs and STs in promotions. AdvertisingThe Ratna Prabha Committee submitted a report on May 5, 2017 which became the basis of the 2018 state law.

Source: Indian Express May 10, 2019 23:03 UTC