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.