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percentage of population into the category from which the administrators have to
be selected creates wider choice must naturally lead to selection of better
administrators. Thus the words consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of
administration are not the words of limitation but of guidance that in order to
ensure maintenance of efficiency of administration the claim of SC/STs must be
taken into consideration in making the appointments to services and posts qua the
affairs of the Union and the States.
On Nagraj Case and Article 335 of the Constitution
As per the present case, the perquisite under Article 335 is efficiency, though
originally it is consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration.
To understand the very concept efficiency in light of socio-economic
empowerment of SC/STs some excerpts from the Nagraj Case are as follows .
Article 335 is to be read with Article 46 which provides that the State shall
promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker
sections of the people and in particular of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
and shall protect them from social injustice. Therefore, where the State finds
compelling interests of backwardness and inadequacy, it may relax the qualifying
marks for SCs/STs. These compelling interests however have to be identified by
weighty and comparable data.
The Court, however recognizes that, it is for the State concerned to decide in a
given case, whether the overall efficiency of the system is affected by such
relaxation.in other cases, the State may evolve a mechanism under which
efficiency, equity, and justice, all three variables could be accommodated. Further,
the Courts admission that determination of efficiency of administration lies with
the State is highly supportive of the claims of the SCs and STs under Article 335.
However, it has been observed that there is difficulty in collection of
quantifiable/comparable data showing backwardness of the class and inadequacy
of representation of that class in public employment. Moreover, there is uncertainty