{"id":76894,"date":"2021-01-15T10:51:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T05:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=76894"},"modified":"2021-01-15T20:31:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T15:01:06","slug":"issues-in-sc-mediation-step-on-farm-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/issues-in-sc-mediation-step-on-farm-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues\u00a0in SC\u00a0Mediation step on farm laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supreme Court<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s decision to take a route of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mediation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, instead of judgment on the legality of the law, is being criticized by some experts<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Let\u2019s have look at the criticisms?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are the issues in SC mediation process<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supreme Court-appointed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a committee\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">put\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a stay o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0implementation of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">laws<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Although\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it is officially not\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">called a mediation committee, but the Court does <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mention\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0role in helping the negotiations between the farmers and the government.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The committee route that SC has adopted should have been a\u00a0legislative and executive exercise.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moreover, if it is an attempt to mediate, there are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">issues in it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Firstly,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mediation should be Voluntary. i.e. all parties must provide their conse<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nt to it. Major farmer\u2019s union have denied participating in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">thus,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0it is not a successful attemp<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secondly,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the mediators must be fair and neutral<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Majority of its members have a positive attitude towards bill. Thus, it is not fair and neutral.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What are the steps to be taken?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he Chief Justice of India\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dialogues<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0seem to be going nowhere, and something urgent needs to be done.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f the Court\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wants\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mediate due to the government\u2019s reluctance in doing so<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, then it must observe some\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prerequisites<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he committee\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">should be made of such people who give out\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an image of<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">impartiality<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ability<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seriousness.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The committee should have knowledge and r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">espect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0so that it can\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">influence<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sceptics<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to give the process a try.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, assurance should be taken from the government that its\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ministers at high posts\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will meet the committee and<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0participate<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the proceedings as this will assure the consent of all parties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Way forward<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once discussions start and are properly guided, solutions are possible. It may well be that once the important elements get focused upon and the key concerns expressed, approaches will open up which will secure legitimate interests to the maximum extent possible.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0All this is possible only when mediation is on the lines of principles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis:\u00a0The\u00a0Supreme Court\u2019s decision to take a route of\u00a0mediation, instead of judgment on the legality of the law, is being criticized by some experts.\u00a0Let\u2019s have look at the criticisms?\u00a0 What\u00a0are the issues in SC mediation process?\u00a0 Supreme Court-appointed\u00a0a committee\u00a0and\u00a0put\u00a0a stay on\u00a0implementation of\u00a0the\u00a0laws.\u00a0Although\u00a0it is officially not\u00a0called a mediation committee, but the Court does mention\u00a0its\u00a0role in helping the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/issues-in-sc-mediation-step-on-farm-laws\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Issues\u00a0in SC\u00a0Mediation step on farm laws<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":76903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[1275,1471],"class_list":["post-76894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-agri_1","tag-farm_laws_related_issues","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Issues-in-SC-Mediation-step-on-farm-bills.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","views":{"total":44,"cached_at":1612315690},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76894","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=76894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}