Honble NANAVATI, J.–This writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution has been filed challenging the validity of the Resolution dated August 29,1987 where under the respondent-corporation had resolved to implement the roster system and promotion of Scheduled and Tribes employees as per the directives and Resolution of the Gujarat Government on January 31, 1976 to give effect to the policy of reservation in promotions in all Class-1, Class-II and Class-III posts in grades or services in which the element of direct recruitment, if any, does not exceed 50%. The decisions on the fitness or unfitness of an Officer would be taken by the Departmental Promotion Committee which would be constituted by the Departments. A 100 Point roster as per percentages of reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, to determine the number of vacancies reserved in a year would be followed. According to the points in the roster, if there are any vacancies reserved from each of the two classes mentioned, separate lists would be drawn up of the eligible candidates for each of these categories and general candidates and arranged in order of their inter-se seniority in the main list. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees should be adjudged by the Departmental Promotion Committee separately in regard to their fitness. In paragraph 4 of the Resolution, it was stated that these orders would take effect from January1,1976.

(2) On April 30, 1984, the respondent- Board passed a Resolution that in Arti- cle 16(4) and Article 335 of the Constitution provision has been made for backward classes for appointment and, therefore, there should be no difficulty in providing reservation in appointment to posts to give the benefit to the backward classes; and that the percentage of reservation as is kept in the Government service would be applicable to the Corporation. As per the orders of the Board, for every type of recruitment at every stage or service or place, a separate roster register, as per the prescribed format, is to be kept. The Board had given orders for filling up the posts as per the percentage for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. But for introduction of roster system in the direct recruitment or promotion the Corporation had not yet issued any orders. The Corporation, therefore, resolved to give effect to the objectives of the Government and authorised the Managing Director to follow the roster system scrupulously as per the directions of the Government in IMPD, vide letter dated September 29, 1983 for class-iv employees which are as under:

``1) For SC/ST i) For direct recruitment

Class I upto Sr.Executive level and Class II,III and IV employees. ii) For promotion

Class I upto Executive level and Class II, III and IV employees.

2) For Socially and Educationally Backward Class and Physically handicapped i) For direct recruitment only

Class I, Class II, Class III and Class IV employees.

(3) Subsequently, they passed the impugned Resolution giving effect to the policy of reservation and the roster system w.e.f. 1.1.1976. The question is : from what date the Corporation would give effect to their roster system?

(4) It is true, as contended by Shri P.S. Poti, learned senior counsel for the State, that when the policy of the Government envisaged under Article 16(4) read with Articles 14 and 16(1) and 335 is given effect to the reservation in initial requirement and promotion can be made. But the question of retrospectivity of the policy does not arise ; what is being done is to give effect to the constitutional policy of providing adequate representation to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in all classes of service or posts where they are not adequately represented. Therefore, the arbitrariness does not arise since it is part of the sche- me of the Constitution. Unless adequate representation is given to the employees belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions also, the adequacy of representa

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