Nagaraj Case Concept

Deep Dive: UPSC Practice

With reference to reservations in promotions in government jobs, consider the following statements: 1. The Nagaraj case (2006) relates to the issue of reservations in promotions. 2. The Supreme Court has upheld the application of creamy layer principle to members of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe communities in promotions. 3. State is not bound to make reservations for SC/ST in the matter of promotions. 4. A state has to collect quantifiable data showing backwardness of the class to provide reservation in promotions to the SC/ST communities. How many statements given above are correct?