The high court of Uttarakhand has quashed the government order of September 2012 that had stayed reservation in promotion under SC-ST quota in the state.
The court has stated that it it wants, the government can bring in a law under article 16 (A) of the constitution.
The division bench of chief justice Ramesh Ranganathan and justice NS Dhanik also stated that the government order regarding reservation in promotion under SC-ST quota whether issued by the Uttarakhand government or received from the Uttar Pradesh government, would be applicable. Rudrapur resident Gyan Chandra had filed a petition in the high court stating that on September 5, 2012, the state government had issued a government order discontinuing reservation in promotion under the quota for scheduled caste and scheduled tribes.