SC/ST reservation in promotion:Apex court refuses to refer Nagaraj judgement to a larger bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday announced its judgement stating that the 2006 decision in the M Nagaraj case on the reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in job promotions does not require reconsideration by a larger bench. However, the apex court reversed the finding in Nagaraj judgment which stated that states required to collect quantifiable data to prove backwardness. The top court by its 2006 judgment, also known as M Nagaraj case, had said: "...state will have to show in each case the existence of compelling reasons, namely backwardness, inadequacy of representation and overall administrative efficiency, before making provision for reservation in promotion."