A quota in promotions may not be the best way

In April, the Supreme Court had struck down quotas in promotions under the UP Government Servants Seniority Rules on the ground that Mayawati’s government, which had reintroduced them in 2007, had failed to demonstrate their need. On Monday, the issue was welcomed into Parliament with repeated adjournments; later in the evening, the Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution (117th Amendment) Bill, 2012, to extend the benefits of quota in promotions to all Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and to override Article 335, which requires their claims to be balanced by concern for the efficiency of government.

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