The Supreme Court of India has implemented a post-based reservation roster for SC/ST staff recruitment and promotions, aligning with the 1995 R K Sabharwal vs State of Punjab Constitution Bench ruling.

Key Highlights

• The Supreme Court has issued a Model Reservation Roster to streamline reservation for appointments and promotions of SC and ST staffers.
• This move adheres to the 1995 five-judge Constitution Bench ruling, which mandated:
  • Reservations in government appointments should be post-based, not vacancy-based.
  • There must be separate rosters for direct recruitment and promotions.
  • Once a post is reserved for a particular category, it remains with that category even after the retirement of the incumbent.

Implementation

• The Model Reservation Roster and Register was notified through an internal circular uploaded on the SupNet
• Staff have been asked to send objections or representations to the Registrar (Recruitment).
• As per the model roster, the SC/ST employees will get their respective shares in direct recruitment and STs will get 7.5% in promotions.
• The reservation policy applies to all levels of staff, from Registrar to Peon.

200-Point Roster System

• Streamline reservation across recruitment and promotion.
• Avoid ad-hoc implementation seen in the past.
• Address backlogs in SC/ST posts.
• This applies not only to direct recruitment but also to promotions.

Pros and Cons of Reservation 

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