STATE OF PUNJAB vs G.S. GILL

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of reservation in promotions for a solitary post, holding that reservation for Scheduled Castes in such cases violates Articles 14 and 16(1) of the Constitution. The Court referred to its earlier decision in Indira Sawhney v. Union of India, which overruled the carry forward rule as unconstitutional. The Court set aside the High Court's judgment that allowed reservation for a single post and remitted the matter for reconsideration, establishing that no reservation is permissible in such circumstances.