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Section 6: Reservation in promotions.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 14 of 2004

Except as otherwise provided in the Act, available vacancies to the extent as may be notified by the Government from time to time, shall be reserved in any service, class, category or grade carrying a pay scale the maximum of which does not exceed the pay scale of the post of Deputy Secretary to Government, for promotion from amongst the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other socially and educationally backward classes :

Provided that total percentage of reservation shall not exceed [31] of the available vacancies :

Provided further that the Government shall exclude the services and posts, which on account of their nature and skill are such as call for highest level of intelligence, skill and excellence, from the operation of the Act.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004
Section6
Marginal noteReservation in promotions.
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act No. III of 2009. Substituted for “25” by Act No. III of 2009, s. 4, w.e.f. 5th March, 2008.

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