CHANDIGARH, Nov 17 (TIWN): 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 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.

The main grievance of the Industrial bodies was that by introducing policy of “Son of Soils,” the Haryana government wants to create reservation in private sector which is infringement of the constitutional rights of the employers because private sector jobs are purely based on the skills and analytical blend of mind of the employees who are citizen of India having constitutional rights on the basis of their education to do jobs in any part of India.