Supreme Court Suspends Three Farms Laws Until Further Notice

Supreme Court Suspends the three farms laws temporarily. The court has also proposed the names of members of members for a committee to be formed for the purpose of finding solutions to the genuine grievances of the farmers. It also assured the farmers that their rights will be protected.

The Centre also filed an affidavit stating that it has done its best to engage with the farmers to remove any misapprehensions or misgivings in the minds of the farmers and no efforts have been found lacking. It also assured that farmer rights remain affected by the three farm bills. However, It is pertinent to point out that the Samyuktha Kisan Morcha on Monday evening released a statement expressing its unwillingness to take part in any committee deliberations in this matter.

On Monday, SC was of the view that negotiations between the government and farmers have not yielded any positive outcome, the Supreme Court has suggested that a committee should look into the objections and grievances of the farmers.  It has said that it might accept the recommendations made by a committee in this case. 

While the Supreme Court seemed to be in favour of putting the farm bills on hold, AG KK Venugopal had pointed out that the laws cannot be put on hold until and unless it is found to be in violation of fundamental rights or constitutional schemes,  Mr Venugopal also pointed out the potential loss of revenue it might cause to farmers if the farm laws are repealed.

However, The Court expressed its disappointment over the manner in which the situation was handled and seemed more worried about the potential violence that might accrue if the situation is not remedied. The bench reiterated that it is conscious of the fine line between staying the implementation of the law temporarily and staying the law indefinitely.

"What is the problem in keeping it in abeyance? the matter is getting worse. People are committing suicide. People are suffering in the cold," the CJI remarked.