Supreme Court rules SC/ST reservation applicable in one state only
The Supreme Court has made a significant comment on the issue of reservations in the Union Territories including Delhi. The five-member Constitutional Bench of the Court said that a uniform system of reservation should be adopted across the country and under this process, the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe people in Delhi get the benefit of reservations in the job.
According to the Supreme Court, a person receiving service or job benefits under SC / ST reservation can not take advantage of it in any other state. Unless his/her caste is listed there. The Supreme Court said that the rule of reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at all India level would be worth considering. The benefits of reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will be limited to the extent of a State or Union Territory.
Members of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes group of a state can not claim the benefit of reservation in government jobs of another state unless their caste is listed there. The Supreme Court had a question that if a person in a state is in the Scheduled Castes, can he take advantage of the reservation given in Scheduled Castes in other states. On which the Supreme Court has said clearly, no, it can not be so.
At the same time, the Supreme Court has also ordered that no state government can make any changes in the list of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes. These rights are only for the President. Or the state governments can make changes in the list only with the consent of Parliament.
In another case, the hearing is going on in the Supreme Court. It is being decided whether the people under SC/ST reservation should get reservations in the promotion of government jobs or not.
