New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that states are not bound to provide reservation in appointments and there is no fundamental right to claim quota in promotions.
u201c In view of the law laid down by this court, there is no doubt that the state government is not bound to make reservations.
There is no fundamental right which inheres in an individual to claim reservation in promotions,u201d a bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta said.
u201c No mandamus can be issued by the court directing the state government to provide reservations,u201d the bench said.
The SC said this while dealing with pleas regarding Uttarakhand governmentu2019s September 5, 2012, decision to fill up all posts in public services in the state without providing reservations to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The governmentu2019s decision was challenged in the Uttarakhand HC, which struck it down. Referring to constitutional provision about reservation, the bench said, u201c It is for the state government to decide whether reservations are required in the matter of appointment and promotions to public posts.u201d Agencies representation pic/ afp The SC observed while hearing pleas regarding Uttarakhand governmentu2019s 2012 decision to fill up all posts in public services without giving reservations to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes u2018 States not bound to give quota in jobs, promotionsu2019
