Supreme Court of India

H. P. Scheduled Tribes Employees Federation & Anr. v. Himachal Pradesh S. V. K. K. & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 9 S.C.R. 384
Bench S.S. Nijjar J.
Decided 13 September 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the Government has reviewed the position and has decided to move the constitutional amendment to substitute clause (4A) of article 16, with a view to provide impediment-free reservation in promotion to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and to bring certainty and clarity in the matter.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

SERVICE LAW: ReseNation in promotion - Consequential seniority - Compliance of direction in M. Nagaraj's case - State of Himachal Pradesh issuing circulars dated 7.9.2007 and 23.1.2010- Plea of State Government to await the finalization of 117th Constitution Amendment - Held: The material on record indicates the intention of the State not to comply with the earlier decision to implement the policy of reseNation in promotions and the grant of consequential seniority - State Government, directed to take a final decision on the issue - The proposed 117th Constitutional Amendment would not

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