BENGALURU: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on the case pertaining to reservation in promotions for SC, ST employees of Karnataka government to August 14.

The divisional bench headed by Justice A K Sikri and Justice Uday Lalith adjourned the hearing on the petition filed by K V Shivakumar and KPTCL General Category Employees Association questioning state government's decision to implement the Act that provides for reservation in promotions for SC, ST employees to August 14.

The SC in February 2017 had reversed all consequential promotions given to SC, ST employees after general category employees approached it questioning promotions in reservations. However, the state government had passed enacted a law to circumvent the SC judgement.

