Supreme Court to Hear Haryana's Plea on Recruitment Exam Policy

The Supreme Court is set to hear Haryana's appeal challenging a high court's decision to nullify the state's policy of awarding extra marks to its residents in recruitment exams. The high court invalidated the policy for giving state residents a 5% bonus in the Common Eligibility Test for Group C and D posts. A fresh merit list is to be prepared based solely on CET marks.

The Supreme Court will address a plea by the Haryana government on Monday, contesting a high court's ruling that invalidated the state's policy of awarding additional marks to local residents in recruitment exams.

A vacation bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal will review the appeal filed jointly by the Haryana government and the state's staff selection commission, following the May 31 rejection by the high court.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on May 31, struck down the policy granting residents five percent bonus marks in the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Group C and D positions. The court argued that such a policy created an artificial classification, causing discrimination among candidates and ordered that a revised merit list be prepared based solely on CET scores.

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