Why it is in news?
- The government told the Supreme Court that the “creamy layer” concept cannot be applied to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe communities, who have suffered for centuries.
Nagaraj case
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Arguing before a five-judge Constitution Bench Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal argued that SCs/STs are a “homogenous group and any action to regroup them based on economic or social advancement would not be appropriate.”
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For inclusion of communities in the list of the SCs, one of the important determinants is the traditional practice of untouchability.
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The government wants a larger Bench of the Supreme Court to set aside its 2006 judgment in the Nagaraj case.
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This verdict mandates that the government cannot introduce quota in promotion for SC/ST persons in public employment unless they prove that the particular Dalit community is backward, is inadequately represented and such a reservation in promotion would not affect the overall efficiency of public administration.
Source
The Hindu