Quota in faculty posts to be department-wise, SC upholds Allahabad HC order

Allahabad High Court order said that if a university is taken as a unit for reservation, some departments would end up having all reserved candidates and some having unreserved

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Allahabad High Court's order that said quota for scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and other backward classes (OBCs) in faculty positions should be department-wise and not in universities or colleges as a unit, according to media reports. 

The high court order ruled that if a university is taken as a unit for reservation, some departments would end up having all reserved candidates and some having unreserved. This would lead to the violation of Article 14 that focuses on equality and Article 16 (equal opportunities in matters of employment).

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