Why Reservation For Disabled Lawyers Not Provided In Haryana AG Law Officers Selection: High Court Asks

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked the Haryana Government why reservation under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 has not been directed in the Haryana Advocate General Law Officers posts.

The Officer of Advocate General has recently invited application for Law officers. However number of posts or reservation has not been specified in the notification.

Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta noted that counsel appearing for Haryana Government wants time to get instructions from the State Government as to whether the State is ready to provide reservation to the disabled category in terms of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 which has been duly adopted and the Rules have been framed.

Consequently, the Court said that, "instructions in this regard may be taken and this Court may be informed as to why reservation ought not been directed to be provided to the extent of 4% as per the Scheme of the Act to the disabled category earmarked for Advocate General office on coming selections for the post of Law Officers in the State of Haryana too and responsible official's affidavit be filed in this regard before the next date of hearing"

During the hearing, the Court also highlighted that Punjab has provided reservation to SC/BC category candidates for appointment as Law Officers but the advertisement issued by the office of Advocate General, Haryana for appointing Law Officers in the State of Haryana has not provided any kind of reservation to any category.

While asking Haryana Government to file an affidavit with respect to number of posts, the matter was adjourned to February 20.

Title: Mohit Garg Vs. Union of India and others

Mr. Karan Nehra, Advocate and Mr. Shiv Charan Bhola, Advocate and Mr. Mohit Garg, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Senior Panel Counsel for respondents No.1 and 2-UOI (in CWP-8048-2018).

Ms. Amrita Garg, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

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