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Abhijit Bhattacharyya Advocate, Supreme Court IN Minerva Mills vs Union of India (1980) and BR Kapur vs State of Tamil Nadu (2001), it was held by the Supreme Court, “People of the country, organs of the government, legislature, executive, and the judiciary, are bound by the Constitution, which is the paramount law of the land and nobody is above or beyond the Constitution”. In the light of the ongoing debate on the farm laws, is it time for the apex court to suo motu examine the law and th...

People Organize Farmers Parliament January 23-24 Repeal farm laws Civil society individuals and groups are organising a Kisan Sansad near the Singhu border on January 23 and 24 in support of the agitating farmers. The people’s farmers Parliament will be held at Guru Tegh Bahadur Memorial close to the Singhu border which is one of the main venues where the farmers are currently camping. A committee has been formed to organise this with former justices and agrarian experts. The members are Jus...

It is not strictly within the ambit of the powers of the Supreme Court to be passing orders staying legislations in aid of perception management. Hence, though the result may superficially seem correct, the process of reasoning, or lack thereof, behind the result, renders it anything but.

BW Businessworld Indias Federal Structure, How Does It Affect Agriculture? Federalism is one of the key pillars of the legislative division of power in the Indian context. It lies in between unitary government, with a strong center, and confederal government with a loose center. Photo Credit : Reuters Agriculture has been on the government agenda since the First Five Year Plan, which focused primarily on farm and farmer development. Since then, we have witnessed the green revolution, round revo...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Article by Vijay Pal Dalmia, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court, Partner & Head of Intellectual Property Laws Division, Vaish Associates Advocates, India Cryptocurrencies have been subjected to the spotlight of the decade and have been grabbing the attention of the tax authorities essentially due to the high prices at which they were seen trading on exchanges in India and a...

Lack of Policy Focus on Internal Migration in India Comes at Heavy Cost: Report The report Road Map for Developing a Policy Framework for the Inclusion of Internal Migrant Workers in India has been jointly published by the International Labour Organisation and Indian research institutes. Gurugram: Migrants head to board buses at Tau Devi Lal Stadium to reach the railway station for catching a Shramik Special train to the Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Gurugram, ...

BW Businessworld $60 Billion Natural Gas Grid: Challenges and Prospects Despite coming under the bracket of the much-defamed non-recyclable energy source, India needs to invest to reap its benefits. Photo Credit : Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ambitious project of increasing the gas pipeline network from 17,500 km to 34,500km. This project will require an investment of 60 billion dollars, which is approximately 4.5 lakh crores in the Indian Rupees. Such a mammoth expenditur...

Farmers protests: An intellectual biography of India’s new agri laws It is time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws Gautam Chikermane December 13, 2020 11:29:47 IST Protesting farmers listen to a speaker as they hold an agitation at a highway. AP The debate around the economics and ...

An intellectual biography of India’s new farm laws A comprehensive guide to the history of India’s agriculture policy in the context of the recently enacted Farm Laws. he debate around the economics and administration of farm laws stands frozen by politics. It is, therefore, time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws. The three laws that have been enacted by Parliament attempt to take farmers towards har...