Updated On: 28 January, 2022 12:45 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The apex court said it cannot lay down any yardstick to determine the inadequacy of representation of SCs/STs and it for the states to do so

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The Supreme Court Friday refused to lay down a yardstick for granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in government jobs.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Nageswara Rao said states are obligated to collect data on inadequacy of representation of SCs/STs.