Supreme Court Seeks Centre s Reply On PIL Challenging Constitutional Validity Of New Farm Laws
The plea also raised questions over the validity of the Constitution (3rd Amendment Act) of 1954 which allegedly empowered the Centre to frame the controversial laws on agriculture.
Supreme Court of India Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-06T19:55:36+05:30 Supreme Court Seeks Centre s Reply On PIL Challenging Constitutional Validity Of New Farm Laws outlookindia.com 2021-01-06T20:00:01+05:30
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The Supreme Court of India while hearing a plea challenging the constitutional validity of newly enacted three farm laws sought the centre’s reply on Wednesday.
The PIL says that the Parliament lacked the constitutional power to make legislation on the subject of agriculture.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the three contentious farm laws which is being opposed tooth and nail mainly by thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, women farmers are learning to drive tractors to take part in the proposed rally in the national capital on Republic Day.
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1. The Supreme Court sought response of the centre on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of newly enacted three farm laws on grounds including that Parliament lacked power to make legislations on the subject. The plea also raised questions over the validity of the Constitution (3rd Amendment Act) of 1954 which allegedly empowered the centre to frame the controversial laws on agriculture. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, while issuing notice to the ministry of law and justice on the PIL of lawyer ML Sharma, said it would
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The bench said it would hear all pleas relating to the farmers’ protests, including those challenging the legality of the laws and others drawing the court’s attention to the plight of the protesting farmers and alleged police excesses on them, at the same time.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the continuing stalemate over the new farm laws and said it would take up all pleas related to the case on Monday, ignoring a government request to hold off the hearing to allow its talks with the farmers to fructify.
Farmers’ Protests: 75-year-Old Farmer Dies By Suicide In Ghaziabad
Sardar Kashmir Singh, a native of Bilaspur in Uttar Pradesh s Rampur district, hanged himself in a mobile toilet using a rope, police said.
PTI 03 January 2021 PTI outlookindia.com 2021-01-03T09:17:17+05:30
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A 75-year-old farmer allegedly hanged himself at the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border in Ghazipur on Saturday morning.
Sardar Kashmir Singh, a native of Bilaspur in Uttar Pradesh s Rampur district, hanged himself in a mobile toilet using a rope, police said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police of Indirapuram Anshu Jain told PTI that a suicide note written in Gurumukhi was found on him.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 3 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that the central government is "insensitive" and passing time even as the farmers have been protesting for the last 39 days in the cold Delhi winter against the recently enacted farm laws.