Hailing the Madhya Pradesh High Court's verdict nullifying reservation in promotions, workers' unions of the State here on Sunday said they would file a caveat in the Supreme Court.
Madhya Pradesh Adhikari-Karmachari Sanyukt Morcha convener Arun Dwivedi and Tritiya Varg Shaskiya Karmchari Sangh general secretary lakshminarayan Sharma welcomed Saturday's verdict.
Sharma, while talking to mediapersons, said a workers' meet would be called to discuss the next step and a decision would also be taken about filing the caveat. He said they would not wait for the Government to file the caveat in the Apex court.
He said the Madhya Pradesh Government should take inspiration from Uttar Pradesh that complied with the Apex court's order to provide promotion on the basis of equality.
Madhya Pradesh High Court on Saturday struck down reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Government job promotions through an order that affects over 30,000 employees and officers with possible implications in other States. The court ruled that all the promotions granted according to 2002 rules would be invalid.
The Division Bench set aside promotions under the 2002 Madhya Pradesh Public Service Rules that reserve 16 per cent posts for Scheduled Castes and 20 per cent for Scheduled Tribes in promotions saying they violated Supreme Court guidelines.
The ruling of the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ajay Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjay Yadav came while hearing a public interest litigation (PIl). The petitioners had challenged the 2002 rules on the ground that they were not in conformity with the guidelines given by the Supreme Court in the M Nagraj Vs Union of India (2006).