The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 12 January, stayed the implementation of the Centre’s three farm laws till further notice, and constituted its expert committee which will take inputs from all the relevant stakeholders regarding the protests and the farmers’ concerns.
“We are going to suspend implementation of the three farm laws until further orders,” Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said, reading from the order passed by the three-judge bench.
The committee is comprised of the following members:
- Bhupinder Singh Mann, President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union and Chairman of the Kisan Coordination Committee
- Policy expert Dr Pramod Joshi
- Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati
- Anil Dhanvat of the Shivkeri Sangathan
During an explosive hearing on Monday, the CJI had said that the court was “extremely disappointed” with the Centre over its approach to the farmers’ protests.
