Supreme Court stays implementation of 3 farm laws, orders formation of panel

New Delhi, January 12: Taking the farmers' matter into their own hand, Supreme Court suspended the implementation of three farms laws until further order. Chief Justice of India S A Bobade (CJI) pronounced the judgment saying, "We are staying the implementation of 3 laws. We are going to suspend the implementation of the laws until further orders."

 

 

Moreover, the CJI-led bench also ordered the formation of a four-member committee which will comprise Bhupinder Singh Mann (National President of Bharatiya Kisan Union), Dr. Pramod Kumar Joshi, Ashok Gulati (Agricultural Economist), and Anil Ghanwat (President of Shetkari Sanghatana). This committee will hear all the parties and stakeholders and will also submit a report to the Court about the same.

 

While hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Farm Laws/ seeking removal of protesting farmers from Delhi borders, CJI Bobde said that all those who are interested in solving the issue can go before the committee to present their arguments.

 

"Every person who is genuinely interested in solving the problem is expected to go before the Committee. The Committee will not punish you or pass any orders. It will submit a report to us," he said. He added, "the Committee will not punish anyone or pass any orders. It will submit a report to us."

 

 

The three laws, Farmers (Empowerment & Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance & Farm Services Act 2020, Farmers Produce Trade & Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Act & Amendment to Essential Commodities Act have stayed until further orders. Incidentally, this announcement comes at a time when farmer protesters have announced that they will not be cooperating with the committee in resolving the matter.

 

The order was pronounced by a three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI), SA Bobde, and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian. This decision has come amid the ongoing farm protest.

 

On January 11, the Supreme Court rapped the central government for its handling of the farmers protest against the new farm laws saying it is extremely disappointed by the way negotiations between them were going on and it will constitute a committee headed by a former Chief Justice of India to resolve the impasse on the farm laws.