SC – Govt cannot fiddle with reservation rules in IAS/IPS

Supreme Court ruled government that the quota rules cannot alter the All India Services like IAS and IPS cadre as it violates the constitution.

SC passed the ruling while dealing with the petition of G.Srinivas Rao, an IPS officer. He challenged the centre decision which allotted him Manipur-Tripura Joint Cadre on October 27, 1999. He was 95 ranked in UPSC examination and was fully capable to get his home cadre Andhra Pradesh, but it was approved to an OBC who also had 95 ranks.

This rule was given on Wednesday by a bench of Justices R.V. Raveendran and A.K. Patnaik saying that quotes of general, SC, ST, OBC candidates should be strictly be far away from the country most prestigious officers post.

It’s also unconstitutional as it violates right to equality under Articles 14 and 16(1) of the Constitution, justice Patnaik added.

The Apex court rejected the Centre’s plea that they relied upon the last five year data in allocation. The court said we failed to understand how data for 5 years in respect of allocation of OBC has been look through and how they are relevant.

It’s a dream for every Indian to be a part of the nation most prestigious post. If this is also fulfilled of reservations and political benefit how the nation will work in synchronization.

SC – Govt cannot fiddle with reservation rules in IAS/IPS

Report by Kushal Kumar