Supreme Court sets aside HC order on quota in private sector jobs for Haryana residents

A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha directed the Haryana government not to take coercive action against employers.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 17, 2022) set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order granting an interim stay on a Haryana law providing 75 per cent quota in private sector jobs for residents of the state.

A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha also directed the Haryana government not to take coercive action against employers.

"We do not intend to deal with merits of matter as we propose to request the high court to decide expeditiously and not later than four weeks. Parties are directed not to seek adjournment and be present before the court for fixing the schedule for the hearing.