CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Punjab and Haryana high court's order staying the state law on providing 75% quota to locals in private sector jobs.
The apex court will hear the state government's plea on Monday after it was mentioned before Chief Justice of India by solicitor general Tushar Mehta for an urgent hearing.
Mentioning Haryana’s appeal for urgent hearing before CJI N V Ramana, solicitor general Tushar Mehta said he had appeared before the HC on Thursday to defend the legislation but was given just 90 seconds and that before he could even make two sentences, the HC stayed the law.
The government said the high court had passed the order in a 90-second hearing without listening to the state law officer.
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday stayed the Haryana government’s new law, the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, which provides 75% reservation in Haryana industries for domiciles of the state.
A division bench, comprising Justice Ajay Tewari and Justice Pankaj Jain, passed these orders while hearing a petition filed by Faridabad Industries Association and others. While issuing a stay on the operation of the statute, the division bench also admitted the matter for hearing.
The order was pronounced by the bench in the open court. However, the copy of the order was not released till the filing of this report. Solicitor-general of India Tushar Mehta is representing the Haryana...
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