ANIRUDDHA BOSE
Sunil Rathee – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Aniruddha Bose, J.
The petitioners in this proceeding seek transfer of a writ petition registered as CWP No 7607 of 2019 ( O & M) (the writ petition) pending in the High Court of Punjab and Haryana to this Court. The main ground on which such plea is made is that this Court is hearing certain appeals on near identical point to the one which forms subject of controversy in the aforesaid Writ Petition. The said appeals are registered as Civil Appeal Nos. 9546-9549 of 2016 (State of Gujarat and Ors. etc. vs. Ms Dulari Mahesh Basagre & Anr. etc). In the writ petition, under challenge is a notification issued by the State of Haryana bearing no. 733 SW (1|)- 2013 dated 27th September 2013 providing for 10% vertical reservation for economically backward persons in general category in certain fields of public employment. According to the petitioners, such reservation would take the total number of reserved posts beyond the 50% limit laid down by this Court in the cases of Indra Sawhney vs. Union of India [1992) Supp (3) 217] and M. Nagraj vs. Union of India [2006 (8) SCC 212]. The petitioners' specific grievance is in relation to such reservation in recruitment of shift attendants,
Indra Sawhney Vs. Union of India [1992) Supp (3) 217] – Referred [Para 1]
M. Nagraj Vs. Union of India [2006 (8) SCC 212] – Referred [Para 1]
Lunawat Construction vs. Union of India [2019(5) SCC 467] – Referred [Para 4]
L.K. Venkat vs. Union of India [2012 (5) SCC 292] – Referred [Para 7]
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