Tag: quantifiable data

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the state does not require to collect quantifiable data on the backwardness of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) persons for giving them reservation in promotion. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Mishra said this while hearing a plea by the Centre seeking reconsideration of its 2006 judgement that asked for providing of quantifiable data on the SC/STs before considering them for reservation in promotion. The top court by its 2006 judgment, also known as Nagaraj case, had...