Sons of Soil: A constitutional or convenient federalism? An analysis of Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020

Over the years India has witnessed an alarming trend of domicile reservations being enacted in its States at the relegation of the unitary citizenry mandated by the constitution. One of the much such legislation is the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill which was tabled & passed in 2020. The Bill has been controverted on two counts; namely the unclear legality of the domicile reservation that it creates and the implementation of that reservation to the private sector. The paper aims to highlight the premise of domicile reservation and the extent of its precarious constitutionality. Next it would explore discourse of rationality through-the-lens-of reasonable differentia to see whether the reservation provided holds any merit to its object & purpose. Lastly, it would showcase the implications of such a policy on the Nation’s wheel of economy and argue a defense as to why such policies are not in tandem with the interests of the country.