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SC to hear plea challenging the order of Punjab and Haryana HC, of Local Candidates Act 2020

By LawStreet News Network      11 February, 2022 12:20 PM      0 Comments
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Supreme Court to hear plea challenging the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court, whereby Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2020, which provides 75% quota for locals in private sector, was stayed.

Sr Adv Dushyant Dave: We have to see if this order will sow seeds of disintegration and requires consideration

SG Tushar Mehta: Please have this on Monday. This matter needs to be shared and I can show the contours

Justice L Nageswara Rao: We have been informed that such policies are also there in Jharkhand and Andhr Pradesh and are pending adjudication in High Courts. I saw them in an editorial today

Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi: Let us ponder over and this and come back next week. I can seek the instructions of my client

Matter adjourned to Monday



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