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A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will on Wednesday pronounce its verdict on the government push to provide “accelerated promotion with consequential seniority” for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribe members in public employment. Courtesy a 2006 M. Nagaraj judgement of the Supreme Court, the government cannot introduce quota in promotion for its SC/ST employees unless they prove that the particular Dalit community is backward, is inadequately represented and such a reservation in promotion would not affect the overall efficiency of public administration. The Nagaraj judgement was pronounced by a five-judge Constitution Bench. Now, the government wants another five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra to refer the 2006 verdict to a larger Bench for a re-examination. Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal submitted that the SC/ST communities have faced centuries of deprivation at the hands of society. They have been deprived of access to temples, schools and the basic facilities of life, he added. The government has also objected to a creamy layer concept among the SC/ST. The government said it wanted a total of 22.5% posts reserved for promotion for SC/STs in public employment. Only this quantum would satisfy their need for adequate representation, it said.
