SC to pronounce verdict on reservations in promotions for SCST government employees

The Supreme Court will pronounce verdict on centre's plea seeking reconsideration of its 2006 judgment laying down the criteria for reservation in promotion for SC/ST employees. According to the centre's plea, the apex court's judgment is coming in the way of filling lakhs of vacancies in different departments. In its 2006 judgment, the Supreme Court had ruled that before making provision for reservation in promotion, the state will have to specify backwardness, inadequacy of representation and overall administrative efficiency.