Hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the new farm laws as well as the ones related to the ongoing agitation at Delhi borders, the Supreme Court Monday said it was disappointed with the way negotiations between the government and the farmers have progressed.

The apex court asked the Centre to stay the laws till a committee constituted by it discusses the same and submits a report. “Let those farmer unions who say it is progressive say that before the committee. But you have to tell us whether you stay the farm acts or we do it. Keep it in abeyance. What is the issue?? We are not in favour of easily staying a law but we want to say don’t implement the law,” the top court said.

The bench comprising of CJI Bobde Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian further said, “Some people have committed suicide, old people and women are a part of the agitation. What is happening?”  The bench added that not a single plea has been filed that said that the “farm laws are good.”

Talks between the Centre and farmer unions on the new agriculture laws failed to make any headway even after the eighth round of talks. The Centre and the farmer leaders are scheduled to hold their next meeting on January 15.

Hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the new farm laws as well as the ones related to the ongoing agitation at Delhi borders, the Supreme Court Monday said it was disappointed with the way negotiations between the government and the farmers have progressed.

The apex court asked the Centre to stay the laws till a committee constituted by it discusses the same and submits a report. “Let those farmer unions who say it is progressive say that before the committee. But you have to tell us whether you stay the farm acts or we do it. Keep it in abeyance. What is the issue?? We are not in favour of easily staying a law but we want to say don’t implement the law,” the top court said.

The bench comprising of CJI Bobde Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian further said, “Some people have committed suicide, old people and women are a part of the agitation. What is happening?”  The bench added that not a single plea has been filed that said that the “farm laws are good.”

Talks between the Centre and farmer unions on the new agriculture laws failed to make any headway even after the eighth round of talks. The Centre and the farmer leaders are scheduled to hold their next meeting on January 15.