SC Asks Response From Centre On Pleas Against Farm Bills

  • The Supreme Court asked response from the Centre on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the newly enacted three contentious farm laws.
  • A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notice to the central govt and sought its reply within four weeks.
  • The bench was hearing pleas filed by Rashtriya Janta Dal lawmaker from Rajya Sabha, Manoj Jha; Congress Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, TN Prathapan and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu, Tiruchi Siva, and a petition filed by Rakesh Vaishnav.
  • The petitions alleged that the three farm laws passed by Parliament would dismantle the Agricultural Produce Market Committees system intended to ensure fair prices for farm products.
  • The three laws took effect from September 27 after President Ram Nath Kovind’s assent.