NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today ordered status quo on the operation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict, which upheld the constitutional validity of the law providing ten percent reservation to Jat and five other communities in Haryana, till further orders.
Senior advocate K Sultan Singh, appearing for petitioner Satvir Singh Saini and others, who had opposed the Haryana Backward Classes Act 2016, informed the Apex Court that the Backward Class Commission will submit its report on the percentage of quota by March 31, following which the Haryana Government can implement the order, and sought a stay or status quo.
A bench of justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that it will hear the matter and status quo shall be maintained till further orders.
“List next week, at the request of counsel for the respondent(s). Status quo, obtaining as on today, shall be maintained, in the meantime,” the bench said.
The Haryana Assembly had unanimously passed The Haryana Backward Classes (reservation in services and admission in educational institutions) Bill 2016 on March 29, 2016. (AGENCIES)
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