{"id":76795,"date":"2021-01-14T16:58:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T11:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=76795"},"modified":"2021-02-02T11:10:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T05:40:33","slug":"sc-judgment-on-farm-laws-violation-of-separation-of-powers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sc-judgment-on-farm-laws-violation-of-separation-of-powers\/","title":{"rendered":"SC judgment on farm laws: violation of separation of powers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Synopsis:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Supreme court (SC)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has stayed the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">implementation of\u00a0farm laws<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The decision is a case of violation of the separation of powers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Background\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recently, the SC has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stayed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the implementation of three farm laws until further orders.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The SC has also given<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0direction to set up a four-member committee to break the deadlock between farmers and the Centre.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Many experts opine that by this judgment the supreme court has encroached into political and administrative management without any legal basis and seen as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a violation of the separation of powers.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Are the reforms necessary? If yes, why it has been opposed?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to many agricultural experts, agriculture needs serious reform for achieving the following objectives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To improve farmers\u2019 incomes and well-being.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To increase crop diversification.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To make agriculture more environmentally sustainable.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To make subsidies less counterproductive.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To keep food inflation down, and ensure that nutrition reaches all.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The government was right to think reforms were necessary. However, the government failed to gain trust among Farmer communities by prioritising the wrong reforms.\u00a0 For example, \u201cchoice of traders,\u201d which did not tackle the underlying issues, but created more uncertainty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What are the negative implications of the recent Supreme Court decision?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Supreme court (SC)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">decision<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has been\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">criticised\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on the following grounds;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> SC\u2019s involvement in the Farm bill issue will give a misleading impression that a\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">distributive conflict<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0can be resolved by technical or judicial means.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, by setting up a four-member committee to hear farmers\u2019 grievances the SC has invaded into\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">political territory<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The role of the judiciary is to determine <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">unconstitutionality<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or illegality of law rather than\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mediating a political dispute<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Third,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the court has\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lost its neutrality<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by seeking to break the momentum of a\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">social movement<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rather than facilitating the orderly and law-bound expression of protest the court has acted to defuse the genuine\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">democratic protest<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by shifting the onus on the farmers to stop their protests.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fourth,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the court\u2019s action will disrupt the normal political give and take in a democracy between the government and people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fifth<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the court has redefined the function of mediation the court by\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">violating the first rule of mediation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. i.e., The mediators must be acceptable to all parties and appointed in consultation with them. Whereas the SC has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uo\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">M<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">oto<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0appointed a four-member committee without any consultation with farmer groups.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finally<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the court has also positioned itself as an\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">arbiter of<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">national security<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It admitted <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Attorney General\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">contention that farmers\u2019 protests may be the vehicle for the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khalistan movement<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is the way forward?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In principle, any mediation to break the stalemate is welcome. But the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mediation\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has to be a political process between the government and the people and it is the responsibility of the Parliament to fix the issue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What the farmers need is clarity of law and the right to make their demands heard through the political process and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">civil society<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">paternalism<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the court<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The court, in the process of saving the government from being on the political back foot the court, has forfeited the very thing it needs most, the repository<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of trust\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0its citizens<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis:\u00a0\u00a0The Supreme court (SC)\u00a0has stayed the\u00a0implementation of\u00a0farm laws.\u00a0The decision is a case of violation of the separation of powers.\u00a0\u00a0 Background\u00a0\u00a0 Recently, the SC has\u00a0stayed\u00a0the implementation of three farm laws until further orders.\u00a0 The SC has also given\u00a0direction to set up a four-member committee to break the deadlock between farmers and the Centre.\u00a0 Many experts opine&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sc-judgment-on-farm-laws-violation-of-separation-of-powers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SC judgment on farm laws: violation of separation of powers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":76811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[1471,1295,1581],"class_list":["post-76795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-farm_laws_related_issues","tag-po_1","tag-po_9","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/SC-judgment-on-farm-laws-violation-of-separation-of-powers.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704812796},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}