Chandigarh, May 24 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has struck down a 2019 notification by the Haryana government that awarded an additional 10 marks to candidates from specific socio-economic backgrounds in state recruitment exams. The court ruled that the criteria violated Article 16 of the Constitution, which guarantees equal opportunity in public employment. The division bench comprising justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and justice Meenakshi I Mehta observed that the notification created an "artificial class of applicants" entitled to five bonus marks, thereby breaching constitutional provisions. P3...