The quota for SC/ST is not against merits - says the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the reservation to SC/ST employees in promotions. A Bench of the Supreme Court, with justices U.U.Lalit and D.Y. Chandrachud, has given this judgement. The court has told that the quota for SC/ST in promotions is not against merits. The Supreme Court has said that merit must not be seen in a narrow perspective. The court has said, “merit must not be limited to narrow and inflexible criteria such as one’s rank in an exam, but rather must flow from the actions a society seeks to reward, including the promotion of equality in society…..”