Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 121 · Decided 9 February 2017
B. K. Pavitra & ORS. v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 121 · [2017] 1 S.C.R. 631
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2368/2011
- Decided
- 9 February 2017
- Bench
- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, UDAY UMESH LALIT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16
Headnote
Karnataka Determination of Seniority of the Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (Io the Posts in the Civil Services of the State) Act, 2002 - Providing for grant of consequential seniority to the Government servants belonging to SC and ST promoted under reservation policy as already accorded from 27. 04.1978 onwards - Validity of - Held: Exercise for determining 'inadequacy of· representation', 'backwardness' and 'overall efficiency', is a must for exercise of power u/Art.16(4A) - Mere fact that there is no proportionate representation in promotional posts
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