https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156836 Reservation in public employment was treated as part of the equality framework under Articles 16(1) and 16(4), and the special service rules were read as applying the reservation principle to appointments to the cadre, including appointments by transfer. Prior precedent recognised that "appointment" could extend to promotion, and after the constitutional amendment introducing Article 16(4A), reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was expressly affirmed where representation was inadequate. On that basis, the view that Rule 22 was confined to direct recruitment was inconsistent with the statutory scheme and constitutional position; the reservation rule could apply to promotions as well. en-us Wed, 17 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156836 Reservation in public employment was treated as part of the equality framework under Articles 16(1) and 16(4), and the special service rules were read as applying the reservation principle to appointments to the cadre, including appointments by transfer. Prior precedent recognised that "appointment" could extend to promotion, and after the constitutional amendment introducing Article 16(4A), reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was expressly affirmed where representation was inadequate. On that basis, the view that Rule 22 was confined to direct recruitment was inconsistent with the statutory scheme and constitutional position; the reservation rule could apply to promotions as well. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Wed, 17 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156836