[Reservation in promotion for SC/STs] Court cannot lay down yardstick for determining adequacy of representation: Supreme Court

The Court held that the concerned State government is obliged to collect quantifiable data regarding SC/ST representation as laid down in the 2006 judgment of the Supreme Court in M Nagaraj v. Union of India.
Nageswara rao, Sanjiv khanna and BR Gavai
Nageswara rao, Sanjiv khanna and BR Gavai

The Supreme Court on Friday held that it cannot lay down any yardstick for determining adequacy of representation of Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) communities in services for which reservation in promotion is being granted to such communities [Jarnail Singh v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta].

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