The Supreme Court of India on January 12, 2021 stayed the implementation the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders.
- A bench, which was headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, justice AS Bopanna and justice V Ramasubramanian, also set up a committee of agricultural experts to facilitate talks between the Centre and farmer unions to resolve the impasse.
- The members of the committe are; HS Mann, president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union; president of Maharashtra’s Shetkeri Sangthana Anil Ghanwat; Pramod Kumar Joshi, the director for South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute’ and agriculture economist Ashok Gulati.
- The Apex Court said, it was trying to solve the problem in the best way and had the power to suspend the laws.
- The top court stayed the implementation of the Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act after several petitions were filed challenging their constitutional validity.
