The Supreme Court sought to know whether parties concerned are agreeable that cases pertaining to quota in the private sector on the basis of domicile be considered together. The apex court was hearing an appeal of the Haryana government challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order granting an interim stay on its law providing 75 per cent quota in private sector jobs for residents of the state.

A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai said it has got to know that similar legislations have been passed in Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand and they have been challenged in the high courts. The top court asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to check on this and gather the details. "If the matters are pending before other high courts, we can hear the larger issue after calling for the papers from high courts, you can inform us," the bench said while posting the matter for hearing on Monday. At the outset, Mehta submitted that a statute has been stayed by an unreasoned order, after a hearing for only 90 seconds. He said only a handful of people are opposed to the Act.