Farm laws

The Supreme Court appointed panel on Farm laws begins consultations with Farmers Unions. Ten different farmers organisations from eight states namely Karnataka, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and UP participate in the discussion.

The apex court’s stay on the implementation of the three laws and the formation of a committee might be the first stage in resolving a complex situation where neither the government nor the farmers want to back off.

As the farmers’ protest against the Centre’s three laws entered the 50th day on Thursday, former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Supreme court's big decision on farmers' movement, ban on three agricultural laws is currently on hold, Court constitutes 4 member committee

The committee will comprise Bhupinder Singh Mann of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, Anil Ghanwat of Shetkari Sanghatana, Dr. Pramod Kumar Joshi and agricultural economist Ashok Gulati.

As per the verbal order, the implementation of the three laws have been stayed till further orders and a committee of agricultural economists would look into the laws and would talk to protesters and Government on this issue and apprise the Court.

The Court has been hearing a batch of petitions, including some which want the farmers moved since they were blockading the capital. The bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justices A.S.Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian had harsh words for the government's inability to address the farmers' concerns.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing the batch of petitions against the Centre's new farm laws.

The Supreme Court says if the government doesn't, it will stop the implementation of Farm Acts.

The Supreme Court will pronounce its interim order on the petitions against the new farm laws tomorrow. Farmers from Punjab and Haryana