The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Karnataka law granting reservation in promotions to state government employees who belong to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities. Based on this it had moved the Reservation Bill, which became an Act last year. However, the Act was challenged on the grounds that it had not addressed the issues raised in the 2017 judgment of the Supreme Court, in what is referred to as the BK Pavitra case. Reacting to the verdict, state social welfare minister Priyank Kharge told HT that this was a welcome decision and would benefit SC/ST employees. “I welcome the decision of the Supreme Court for upholding our [government’s] Act, when I was [chief minister], on providing quota for SC/ST promotions for government employees.

Source: Hindustan Times May 10, 2019 11:03 UTC