Subject to the condition that the reserved category employee in question was promoted in preference to his senior general candidate because of application of the rule of reservation. ... There is no ... relaxation in standard of evaluation for promotion of SC/ST candidates.

There is total ban on dereservation of SC/ST posts in direct recruitment. In promotions, dereservation is allowed only in case of non-availability of SC/ST candidates.

In pursuance of certain pronouncements of the Supreme Court, some orders having bearing on the reservation policy have been issued so as to ensure uniformity in approach in the implementation of the orders of the Supreme Court. While the Government is committed to adopt suitable measures for the welfare of SC/ST employees, action in accordance with the orders of the Supreme Court ... had to be taken.  (Source: LSUQ No. 6226 dated 29.7.1998 by J. Kawade)