India, Aug. 4 -- The Haryana government has suspended the implementation of reservation in promotions for Scheduled Caste (SC) employees to Group 'A' and Group 'B' posts until the Punjab and Haryana High Court decides the state's appeal on the issue.

The Human Resources Department has issued fresh instructions superseding its December 19, 2023, orders on the matter.

The move follows the state government's appeal against the Punjab and Haryana High Court's April 1, 2025, judgement in the 'Kamaljeet Singh and Others vs State of Haryana', which upheld Haryana's policy granting 20 per cent reservation in promotions to Scheduled Caste employees but directed the government to exclude the "creamy layer" while implementing the policy.

An offic...