Farmers Movement Archive

Supreme Court defers hearing on plea to evict protesting tillers

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday deferred by more than a month its hearing on a PIL seeking removal of farmers, who have been blocking the highways linking Delhi to other states to protest against the three new farm laws, as the Centre and profarmer petitioner sought adjournment on ground of changed scenario of repeal of the contentious legislations by the government. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M M Sundresh willingly adjourned the matter but could not help but notice that diametrically opposite ends in solicitor general Tushar Mehta and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan have come together to make a joint request for adjournment on hearing of the PIL on the same ground of ‘changed circumstances’. “This is probably the first time that the SG and Bhushan are making a joint request,” the bench said in a lighter vein. “There appears something wrong,” said Mehta. He did clarify that his comments were in lighter vein much to the amusement of the bench and those present in the courtroom. Petitioner Monicca Agarwal had sought removal of agitating farmers from the roads on the ground that their right to protest is violating the right of commuters to safe and smooth travel on public roads. A bench headed by Justice Kaul had in Shaheen Bagh road block protest against CAA, had ruled that no one had a right to indefinitely block public roads and pathways.

The Times of India

2021-12-08

India