Promotion quota seeks equality of outcome

Despite receiving scant parliamentary attention, the constitutional amendment on promotion quotas in public employment has generated considerable public argument. Anup Surendranath’s piece in The Hindu (editorial page, “Winning the case for promotion quotas,” September 6, 2012) is a fine attempt at highlighting the legal questions this controversy involves. Unfortunately, however, like much of the widespread discussion, it fails to illuminate the central constitutional principles and normative commitments that are at stake.

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