The classification of Scheduled Castes issued by the Haryana Government on 13 November 2024 has been challenged in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In the petition, this notification has been termed as unconstitutional and arbitrary. The court has issued a notice to the Haryana government and ordered to file a reply by March 17. Let us tell you that the petitioners claim that the report was prepared in just two weeks.
The notification issued by the Haryana government on November 13, 2024 to classify the Scheduled Castes has been challenged in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
A division bench of Justice Arun Palli and Justice Sudipti Sharma has issued a notice to the Haryana government in this matter and ordered to file a reply by March 17.
Next hearing will be on March 17
During the hearing, the Additional Advocate General appearing for the Haryana government informed the court that the necessary affidavit has been filed. However, he requested that he be given time to file a detailed written reply.
The next hearing of the case will now be held on March 17, 2025, immediately after urgent matters. In this case, a Mahasabha of Haryana Pradesh has filed a petition calling this notification unconstitutional and arbitrary.
What was said in the petition?
According to the petition, the Haryana government has divided the Scheduled Castes into two categories, Deprived Scheduled Castes and Other Scheduled Castes. This classification was done on the basis of the report submitted by the Haryana State Scheduled Castes Commission on August 16, 2024.
The petitioners claim that the report was prepared in just two weeks. It was not made clear in the notification as to which castes were placed in the deprived and socially advanced category.
The High Court canceled the priority list of Group C and D posts
Let us tell you that the Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken a tough stand on the priority list prepared by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission in the recruitment process of Group C and Group D posts. The court has said that no such preference rule can be applied during the selection process, which is not clearly mentioned in the recruitment advertisement.
The High Court has cancelled the preference list prepared in the recruitment process of Haryana Staff Selection Commission. Haryana Staff Selection Commission had issued a notification for Group C and D posts, in which it was mandatory to pass the Common Eligibility Test (Common Eligibility Test) for application.
But during the main examination, the Commission prepared a preference list, which said that disabled ex-servicemen would be given preference in the ex-servicemen category.
