SC suggests centre put on hold New Farm Laws to ease negotiations

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The Supreme Court on Thursday while hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of the new farm laws asked the Union government if it can give a commitment that the laws will not be implemented while the court is hearing the matter. The Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde suggested the Centre to put the implementation of new farm laws on hold, as it will enable negotiations with farmers.

However, the Centre said that if the implementation of laws is delayed then farmers will not come forward for negotiation. Expressing its concern for protesting farmers the Supreme Court said, “We are worried over the plight of farmers and the way things are going. They are not a mob”.

The apex court said it will order for serving of notices to protesting farmer unions and give them the liberty to approach vacation bench. Acknowledging the right of farmers to non-violent protests, and said it was thinking of setting up an “impartial and independent” panel of agriculture experts and farmer unions to resolve the impasse over three contentious farm laws.