[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
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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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