The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the stay on a Haryana law requiring private employers to reserve 75% of low-paying jobs for the state’s residents. It directed the Punjab and Haryana high court to decide on the validity of the law within a month. Till such time, the top court held that no coercive action shall be taken against the employers for not complying with the law. The high court granted the stay on February 3 as an interim measure on Faridabad Industries Association’s petition challenging the law. The high court had posted the matter for arguments in April. The state government challenged the high court order claiming no reasons were provided to stay the law under which 38,000 people have registered for employment with 900 establishments. A Supreme Court bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and PS Narasimha set aside the February 3 order as the high court has not given sufficient reasons for staying the legislation. It asked the high court to decide the matter within four weeks. The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act came into force on January 15 and requires employers to register with the state government for providing 75% reservation in jobs with monthly salaries up to ₹30,000 for 10 years.