Reservation In Promotion Flashcards
In which Case, the Supreme Court held that there is no fundamental right to reservation or promotion under Article 16(4) or Article 16(4 A)
Mukesh Kumar and Another vs State of Uttarakhand & Ors. 2020:
the constitutional directive under Article 46
state shall promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people and in particular Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
In which judgment, a nine-judge bench presided by Chief Justice M.H. Kania upheld the constitutionality of the 27% reservation but put a ceiling of 50% unless exceptional circumstances warranting the breach, so that the constitutionally guaranteed right to equality under Article 14 would remain secured.
Indra Sawhney Judgment (1992):
Constitutional (103rd amendment)act 2019
The 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS),
Article _____:Provides that theState can make any provision for the reservation of appointments or postsin favour of any backward class of citizens who, in the opinion of the state, are not adequately represented in the services under the State.
Article 16 (4):
