The Supreme Court, in a judgment handed down on Friday, reiterated its stance that the state is not duty-bound to provide reservations. The issue related to Article 16(4) and 16(4)(A) of the Constitution that confers a power on the state to enact any provision for reservation in matters of appointments or promotion in favour of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes which, in the opinion of the State, are not adequately represented in the services under the state. The court held firm its view that the provision is only an enabling provision that does not make the state duty-bound to provide reservations and consequently guarantees no "right" to reservations.
Reservation as right: on Supreme Court judgment
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