SME Times News Bureau | 02 May, 2016
Hailing the Madhya Pradesh High Court's verdict nullifying
reservation in promotions, workers' unions here on Sunday said they would file
a caveat in the Supreme Court.
Madhya Pradesh Adhikari-Karmachari Sanyukt Morcha covenor Arun Dwivedi and
Tritiya Varg Shaskiya Karmchari Sangh general secretary Lakshminarayan Sharma
welcomed Saturday's verdict.
Sharma told IANS that a workers' meet will be called to discuss the next step
and a decision will be taken about filing the caveat. He said they would not
wait for the government to file the caveat in the apex court.
He said the Madhya Pradesh government should take inspiration from Uttar
Pradesh that complied with the apex court's order to provide promotion on the
basis of equality.
Madhya Pradesh High Court on Saturday struck down reservations for Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes in government job promotions through an order that
affects over 30,000 employees and officers with possible implications in other
states.
The division bench set aside promotions under the 2002 Madhya Pradesh Public
Service Rules -- that reserve 16 percent posts for Scheduled Castes and 20
percent for Scheduled Tribes in promotions -- saying they violated Supreme
Court guidelines.