In a first, SC comes out with roster specifying post-wise quota for SC, ST staff

The judgment also said there should separate rosters for direct recruitment and promotion. Under the roster, a post identified for a particular category will continue to to remain with it even after the retirement of the person holding the post.

An internal circular issued by the top court on June 24 notified that the Model Reservation Roster and Register has been uploaded on the Supnet and is effective from June 23, 2025. It urged the staff to convey their objections or representations in the roster or register, to the Registrar (Recruitment).

As per the model roster, the SC/ST employees will get their respective shares in direct recruitment and STs will get 7.5% in promotions.

Highly-placed sources told The Indian Express that though there was reservation earlier, the R K Sabharwal judgment mandates that there has to be a 200-point roster so that the reservation process is streamlined. The sources, however, said that there was no such policy until now and the implementation of reservation was haphazard along with backlogs for SCs and STs.

A 200-point roster has been finalised as mandated by the ruling to streamline the process and maintain adequate quotas for reserved category as well as general category, sources said, adding that it is not restricted to direct recruitments but will apply for reservation in promotions as well.

They said that though the reservation as of now is only for SCs and STs, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai is working to ensure OBC reservations too. The sources pointed out that the reservation applies to all posts, from the Registrar to peon.

CJI Gavai said, “We have finalised (the roster) and published it. We have invited objections from the staff. After taking into consideration the objections, it will be finalised and implemented.”