The Supreme Court has allowed Centre to go ahead with reservation in promotion for SC/ST employees as per the law.
From the centre’s behalf, the Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh had pleased SC to allow promotions, which were on standstill, as per mandate of the constitution.
With respect to the reservation in promotions in government jobs, the Supreme Court verdict in M Nagaraj Case (2006) that concept of creamy layer is not applicable to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
Reservations in promotions are mandated by Article 16 (4A) of the constitution.