"Will Strongly Defend Reservation Law": Haryana Chief Minister After Court Stay
NDTV
The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 had come into force on January 15.
Hours after the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday granted an interim stay on a Haryana law providing 75 per cent reservation for state residents in private sector jobs, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said his government will fight the case strongly.
Haryana's Additional Advocate General Jagbir Singh Malik had earlier in the day said the state will be filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the order before the Supreme Court.
The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 had come into force on January 15 and it applies to state residents with a monthly income of less than Rs 30,000.
The HC order granting the stay came on pleas filed by an industries association from Faridabad and other associations from Haryana, which dubbed the law as unconstitutional.
