Recently, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has canceled the provision of 75 percent reservation for the residents of the state in the industries of Haryana.

Category : National Published on: November 20 2023

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In November, 2023, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has canceled the provision of 75 percent reservation for residents of the state in Haryana's industries.
This reservation was implemented under the Haryana State Employment Act, 2020.
The government had notified this Act in November 2021.
According to the notification issued by the state government, there is a provision to give 75 percent reservation to local youth in those private sector jobs in which the monthly salary is less than Rs 30 thousand from January 15, 2022.
This includes private companies, societies, trusts and state-owned companies.
The High Court said that this Act is unconstitutional and violates Part 3 of the Constitution.
Fundamental rights are described in Part-3 of the Constitution.
This decision was given by the bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeevan.