Local labour pains

Domicile-driven hiring laws come under SC scrutiny

Haryana’s contentious law reserving 75 per cent of new hires in the private sector earning monthly salaries below Rs 30,000 for people domiciled in the state, is now before the Supreme Court. The appeal to the apex court comes from the state government, which is seeking to overcome a stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on February 3 in response to a bunch of writ petitions by industry groups. The high court’s order, which, according to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s plea before the Supreme Court for an early hearing, was delivered in 90 seconds and before he