New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the petitioner that the demand for mandatory rotation of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Parliament and state assemblies was a matter for the legislature, not the judiciary.

A bench, comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, remarked that he was "dialling the wrong number" and suggested that he approach elected representatives to build consensus for a change in the law.

Declining to interfere with an Allahabad High Court judgment, the bench upheld the validity of Section 9 (1)(c) of the Delimitation Act, 2002, which requires reserved constituencies to be identified in areas where the propor...