CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday set aside the Haryana government’s law- The Haryana state Employment of Local Candidates Act 2020, providing 75% reservation in Haryana industries for the domiciles of the state.
The division bench comprising Justice G S Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan of the HC has passed these orders while hearing several petitions filed by various Industrial bodies of Haryana.
The decision has come as a major setback for the deputy chief minister Haryana Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) that had been showcasing the law as one of its major achievements. JJP is an alliance partner in Manohar Lal Khattar-led coalition government in Haryana.
