NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday suggested that the government defer implementation of the farm laws to bring protesting farmers to the negotiating table but the government rejected this suggestion.
Attorney general KK Venugopal rejected this suggestion saying the farmers will not come to the talks if the implementation is put off. The bench eventually did not name any persons to break the deadlock between the government and farmers without first hearing the farmers.
The court will step in only when the farmers respond to the court notice and till then the existing talks underway between the government and the farmers will continue. The issue may come up before a vacation bench if need be.
The court had yesterday issued notices to several farmer groups but no one put in an appearance for them. Only the BKU (Bhanu) was present in court.
The government through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta also backed the move to name influential persons to "break the ice" with the protesting farmers.
At the outset, CJI SA Bobde spoke up for the right of farmers to protest. The court, he said, won't interfere with the fundamental right of the farmers to protest against the farm laws but wanted them to talk to the government to resolve their differences.
"We will not interfere with their fundamental right to protest. But every protest has a purpose. Our intention is to facilitate that purpose," a three judge bench led by the CJI said.
The court warned police not to instigate any violence and asked the farmers to alter their manner of protesting to ensure that no other citizen's right to life or property was affected.
The reference was to allowing essentials and free movement of people across borders. The cji dropped the names of agricultural expert Dr s. Swaminathan as experts who would mediate between the government and the farmers. Punjab through senior advocate P. Chidambaram urged that the law be reenacted by convening Parliament
Attorney general KK Venugopal rejected this suggestion saying the farmers will not come to the talks if the implementation is put off. The bench eventually did not name any persons to break the deadlock between the government and farmers without first hearing the farmers.
The court will step in only when the farmers respond to the court notice and till then the existing talks underway between the government and the farmers will continue. The issue may come up before a vacation bench if need be.
The court had yesterday issued notices to several farmer groups but no one put in an appearance for them. Only the BKU (Bhanu) was present in court.
The government through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta also backed the move to name influential persons to "break the ice" with the protesting farmers.
At the outset, CJI SA Bobde spoke up for the right of farmers to protest. The court, he said, won't interfere with the fundamental right of the farmers to protest against the farm laws but wanted them to talk to the government to resolve their differences.
"We will not interfere with their fundamental right to protest. But every protest has a purpose. Our intention is to facilitate that purpose," a three judge bench led by the CJI said.
The court warned police not to instigate any violence and asked the farmers to alter their manner of protesting to ensure that no other citizen's right to life or property was affected.
The reference was to allowing essentials and free movement of people across borders. The cji dropped the names of agricultural expert Dr s. Swaminathan as experts who would mediate between the government and the farmers. Punjab through senior advocate P. Chidambaram urged that the law be reenacted by convening Parliament
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