11 Feb The reservation for the Locals in Jobs of the state : An analysis on legal ground
The reservation for the Locals in Jobs of the state – Today Current Affairs
Context :
A petition related to to remove the stay on the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, or the Haryana Act will be heard very soon in The honorable Supreme Court of India. According to the Haryana Act, 75% of jobs in the private sector will be reserved in the State for local residents.
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Introduction :
Haryana Government brought a provision in Haryana through which 75 % seats of the jobs in the private sector would be reserved for the residents of Haryana only . However the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act talks about the jobs up to the salary of 30000 in a month and government can exempt some industries by such a notification has so far exempted new start-ups and new Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) companies, as well as short-term employment, farm labor, domestic work, and promotions and transfers within the State. Today Current Affairs.
The Act was enacted in February 2021, and brought into effect in January 2022. In the month of Jan , people filed a petition in the joint high court of Haryana and Punjab and the High court issued a stay on this Act . Now this petition is in Supreme court and SC will check its constitution validity and accordingly takes its decision
What is the issue : The Hindu Analysis
Some states like Andhra Pradesh , Jharkhand , had already passed such a type of Act and However these Acts have been challenged in respective high courts but the issue is whether SC should take these issues or should wait for the decisions of the all High courts . Although this type of Act raises the questions of the constitutional provision also . For example, the article 19 (1)(g) of the Indian constitution provides the fundamental right to all the citizens of India to carry out any occupation, any business trade or , provided those professions do not harm the communal harmony or any type of interest of the public and the state . This act , up to a certain extent, encroaches upon their right to carry out any occupation. Because private sector, in this situation will not conduct business
Previous decisions of Courts and constitution provisions in this regards : The Hindu Analysis
In the case of T.M.A. In The Pai Foundation case in 2002 the Supreme Court gave a decision that private educational institutions have autonomy in their administration and management.
Similarly in the case of P.A. Inamdar case in 2005, it was also stated that the reservation can not be mandated in private educational institutions for any deprived persons . but after the amendment of the constitution, the provision of the reservation for Economically weaker section was sanctioned in the admission process in private educational institute , not in private jobs
Article 16 of the Indian Constitution also states that state can not discriminate among its citizens on the ground of place of birth and residence, However Parliaments is empowered to make laws in this regard and through some parliamentary laws some, tribal North east state has rights in this regards . But it is also for the public sector not for the private sector
In a decision of the honorable supreme court in 2202, it was clearly stated that the government of Rajasthan can not stop the persons of other states in the jobs of teachers in Rajasthan reservations can be made for backward classes of citizens but this cannot be solely on account of residence or domicile.
Another big issue is whether 75 % reservation is possible . In 1992, SC had clearly stated that reservation can not exceed beyond 50% but in extraordinary situations it can be little increased. Today Current Affairs.
But some states like Telangana (2017), Rajasthan (2019) and Maharashtra (2018) have passed Acts of reservation in which the limit of 50 % is crossed. Even Though , the supreme court has struck down the provision of the Maharashtra Government in which the reservation for Marathi speaking people was more than 50 %.
Impact of the such types of the Laws of reservation : The Hindu Analysis
In the private sector such types of laws must be denounced because these laws will discourage the private sector to do their business where they observe unskilled human resources .
Apart from this, such types of reservation are against the concept of India as a nation. Even Though reservation can be made for too much deprived regions to protect their cultural identity but In the case of Haryana such type of requirement is not there
Conclusion
On the basis of the above analysis it can be said that , Haryana government should not make any laws regarding the reservation of the locals in private jobs. Haran is neither a tribal or deprived state nor a linguistic minority state. Therefore this type of Act will definitely emerge in the spirit of regionalism and the small and poor state will have to face a huge problem of investment after such type of Act. many people of Bihar , UP, Jharkhand those are working in various private companies of Haryana, if they were deprived from the Job they would be burdened in their own state and in this way, the economical diversity will increase which will be resulted as the dissatisfaction among small and poor state which would be further dangerous factor for the integrity and unity of the India.
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Source – The Hindu (Editorial)
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