The Supreme Court on Monday stated it’s “disappointed” with the negotiations between the farmers and the Centre and requested the federal government if it could pause the implementation of the three new farm legal guidelines. The apex court docket additional reiterated the necessity for a committee on the three legal guidelines and stated it would cease their implementation if the panel advises doing so. “We are not experts on the economy; you tell us whether govt is going to put on hold farm laws or we will do this,” the court docket stated.
The court docket’s sharp remarks got here throughout a listening to on petitions difficult the farm legal guidelines and the farmer agitation on the Delhi borders.
The bench led by Chief Justice S A Bobde slammed the Centre asking if the federal government was a “part of the solution or the problem.” “We are sorry to say that the Centre has not been able to solve the problem and the farmers’ agitation. We don’t want to make any stray observations on your negotiations but we are extremely disappointed with the process. What is going on? States are rebelling against your laws.”
The bench, which additionally comprised of Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, additional stated that it was involved if the farmers had been getting meals and water throughout their protest at Delhi borders. “People are committing suicides. People are suffering in cold. Who is taking care of water and food?? Old people and women are in the ground. Why are old people in the farmer protests? We don’t want to comment on the agitation,” the bench stated. “Whether you have faith or not, we are the Supreme Court of India, we will do our job,” it additional informed the farm unions.
Attorney General Okay Okay Venugopal opposed SC’s suggestion to remain the legal guidelines, saying that there are precedents that courts can’t keep laws. “A law can only be stayed if it’s passed without legislative competence, violates fundamental rights or violates provisions of Constitution.”
Talks between the Centre and farmer unions on the brand new agriculture legal guidelines didn’t make any headway even after the eighth spherical of talks. The Centre and the farmer leaders are scheduled to carry their subsequent assembly on January 15.
During the final listening to, the highest court docket, which had noticed that there isn’t any enchancment on the bottom relating to farmers’ protests, was informed by the Centre that “healthy discussions” had been occurring between the federal government and the unions over all the problems and there was probability that each side might come to a conclusion within the close to future.
