{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Court Case Still Pending, So Haryana Pauses SC Promotion Quota In Group A And B Posts",
  "summary": "Haryana's government has paused promotion reservation for Scheduled Caste employees in Group A and B posts until the Punjab and Haryana High Court decides a pending case.",
  "content": "Haryana's government has put on hold a rule that gave Scheduled Caste employees reservation in promotions to Group A and Group B posts, choosing to wait for a verdict in a case still pending before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.\n\nThe case at the centre of the dispute\nThe dispute traces back to a case titled Kamaljit Singh and others versus State of Haryana. On April 1, 2025, the Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld the state government's policy of granting Scheduled Caste employees 20 percent reservation in promotions. But the court attached a condition: employees who fall under the 'creamy layer' should be kept out of the reservation's scope while the policy is implemented.\n\nWhy the government pressed pause\nThe state government was unwilling to accept that condition, so it filed a Letters Patent Appeal, or LPA, against the High Court's direction, and that appeal is currently pending before the court. Citing this pending appeal, the Human Resources Department has issued fresh instructions that will replace the earlier order issued on December 19, 2023 on the same subject. According to an official statement released on Monday evening, no promotion will now be granted under the reservation benefit provided by the October 7, 2023 policy until the High Court delivers its final verdict.\n\nRoster registers ordered back in April\nEarlier in April, the Haryana government had directed all administrative departments, boards, corporations and public sector undertakings to prepare and get verified roster registers for Group A and Group B posts, as part of an effort to properly implement the reservation policy for Scheduled Caste employees. Following that, Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi had also made public the formula for applying the reservation.\n\nHow Anurag Rastogi's formula worked\nRastogi had explained that if the representation of Scheduled Caste employees in any promotional cadre falls below 20 percent, then vacant posts there would first be considered for promoting a Scheduled Caste employee. On the other hand, in departments or cadres where Scheduled Caste representation already stands at 20 percent or above, promotions would follow the normal rules, meaning no separate reservation benefit would apply there.\n\nWith the High Court's final ruling still awaited, the state government has now made it clear that no promotions will be granted on the basis of reservation in Group A and Group B posts until the Punjab and Haryana High Court rules on the pending Letters Patent Appeal.\n\nWhat this means for you\nThis decision directly affects Scheduled Caste employees working in Haryana's government departments.\n\n• Across India: The legal fight over the creamy layer condition in promotion reservation will be watched nationally, since it could influence similar policies in other states.\n• In Haryana: Scheduled Caste employees holding Group A and Group B posts in the state will not get promotions on the basis of reservation until the High Court delivers its final verdict.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. What case is this decision linked to?\nIt is linked to the case Kamaljit Singh and others versus State of Haryana, which is pending before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.\n\n2. What did the High Court rule on April 1, 2025?\nThe court upheld Haryana's policy of giving Scheduled Caste employees 20 percent reservation in promotions, but directed that the creamy layer be excluded from its scope.\n\n3. What action has the Haryana government taken?\nThe government has filed a Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) against that direction and, until it is decided, has paused all promotions granted under the reservation benefit.\n\n4. Which posts does this pause affect?\nIt affects Scheduled Caste employees holding Group A and Group B posts.\n\n5. When were the earlier orders issued and what changes now?\nThe earlier orders were issued on December 19, 2023, and will now be replaced by fresh instructions from the Human Resources Department.\n\n6. What was Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi's reservation formula?\nIf Scheduled Caste representation in a promotional cadre is below 20 percent, vacant posts are first considered for a Scheduled Caste employee; where representation is already 20 percent or more, normal promotion rules apply.\n\n7. Until when will this pause remain in effect?\nIt will remain in effect until the Punjab and Haryana High Court delivers its final verdict on the state government's pending Letters Patent Appeal.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/national/adalata-men-mamala-lnbita-taba-taka-grupa-e-bi-padon-para-esasi-arakshana-se-pramoshana-nahin-degi-haryana-sarakara-13425",
  "category": "India",
  "publishedAt": "2026-08-04",
  "tags": [
    "Haryana government",
    "SC reservation",
    "Punjab and Haryana High Court",
    "promotion reservation",
    "creamy layer",
    "Anurag Rastogi"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}