HC quashes Haryana law on 75pc jobs for locals

November 17, 2023 22:00

Haryana CM ML Khattar

In a setback to the Haryana government, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday quashed a state government law that provided 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to the residents of the state.

The verdict was pronounced by Justices G S Sandhawalia and Harpreet Kaur Jeewan.

Senior advocate Akshay Bhan, one of the counsels for the petitioners, said the bench quashed the complete act.

He said the petitioners argued that the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 violated Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution.

"...we are of the considered opinion that the writ petitions are liable to be allowed and The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 is held to be unconstitutional and violative of Part III of the Constitution of India and is accordingly held ultravires and the same is ineffective from the date it came into force," according to the court order.

The court had admitted multiple petitions against the implementation of the act that provided 75 per cent reservation in jobs in the private sector to candidates from the state.

It came into effect from January 15, 2022.

It covered jobs offering a maximum gross monthly salary or wages upto Rs 30,000.

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