International Policy Head Pramod Joshi
Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati
Maharashtra Shetkari Sanghatana member Anil Ghanwat
The ruling came on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the three farm laws. A detailed order is expected later today. During the hearing, the chief justice said the court will pass an interim order saying the no farmers land can be sold for contract farming till the matter is resolved.
Before pronouncing the order, the bench commenced the hearing and urged the farmers unions to cooperate and go before the committee to be appointed by it to resolve the dispute.
“We are concerned about only the validity of the laws and also about protecting the life and property of citizens affected by protests,” said Justice Bobde. “We are trying to solve the problem in accordance with the powers we have.”
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.
We welcome the Supreme Court observation, but ending the protest is not an option. Any stay is only for a fixed period of time, said Haryana Bharatiya Kisan Union president Gurnam Singh Chaduni
Will Farmersâ Protest Present the Same Problem as Tablighi Jamaat: SC to Centre
The top court was hearing a plea that said the Delhi police had failed to control the spread of COVID-19 in March last year.
A farmer holds the tricolor at Ghazipur border during the protest against the Centre s agri-laws, December 15, 2020. Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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New Delhi: Hearing a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Tablighi Jamaat congregation and migrant worker exodus in March last year, the Supreme Court on Thursday wondered if the gathering of thousands of protesting farmers at Delhi borders could lead to the “same problem” of a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Protesting farm unions said today s march is just a rehearsal for their proposed 26 January tractor parade that will be moved into Delhi from different parts of Haryana, Punjab and UP