The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Haryana government not to take any coercive steps against employers of Private-sectors opting not to follow the new law, at this point in time.
The apex court on Thursday set aside the order given by the Punjab and Haryana High Court order to stop the state’s 75 percent quota in private jobs for locals. The Supreme Court also asked the state government not to take any coercive steps against the employers. This month, the High Court had halted the reservation for locals and called the Quota system unsustainable and against natural justice. Following this, the Khattar-led government challenged the Punjab and Haryana High Court order in the Supreme Court. The BJP- ruled government in Haryana also alleges that High Court gave the order just after a 90-minutes hearing and that their lawyers were not heard properly.
The Supreme Court has asked the High Court to fully hear the matter and pronounce its judgment in a span of four weeks. Hearing the matter a bench led by justice L Nageswara Rao and PS Narasimha said “We do not intend to deal with merits of the matter and request High Court to decide expeditiously, and not later than four weeks. Parties are further directed not to seek adjournment.” The order given by the Haryana and Punjab High Court was set aside by the apex court as the former has not given sufficient reasons.
The Haryana government represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the law would ensure that the people are not forced to move anywhere else seeking jobs and that the law will also solve the problems of jobs. Meanwhile, Dushyant Dave, leading the charge and arguing for the Faridabad Industries Association, said the law would have “far-reaching implications”, including the threat of small private sector firms being forced to close down because of lack of sufficient candidates for reserved jobs. The State government also made a point defending the law by arguing that the law merely makes “geographical classification”, which is permitted under the Constitution.
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