The Supreme Court on June 5, 2018, allowed the Indian Government to implement the reservation in promotion policy of SC/ST employees in accordance with the law. What is not considered in the judgment of the Supreme Court from the following: (a) The policy must be in accordance with the law. (b) The judgment says that the state should make out a case based on quantifiable data. (c) The reservation should not be looked into based on the data like backwardness and overall efficiency. (d) Comply with Article 16 of the Constitution of India. Choose the correct answer: Correct Answer (c) only The correct answer is (c) only. The Supreme Court has allowed reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees 'as per law'. Article 16 (4A) of the Constitution enables the State to give reservation in terms of promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Castes. It also states that data should be based on factors such as backwardness, inadequate representation, and overall performance. Additional Information The tribals constitute 8.14% of the total population of the country and live on about 15% of the country's area. According to Article 342 of the constitution, scheduled tribes are tribal or tribal communities declared by the President by public notification. The Constitution of India under Article 124 (1) states that there will be a Supreme Court of India. At present, the Supreme Court has 31 judges (one Chief Justice and thirty other judges).​