Supreme Court Panel Report on Repealed Farm Laws

On 19th March, 2021, a Supreme Court-appointed panel to study the three farm laws, which was scrapped by Parliament in November 2021, submitted its report to the apex court.

  • The bilateral interactions of the Committee with the stakeholders demonstrated that only 13.3 percent of the stakeholders were not in favour of the farm laws.
  • Around 85.7 percent of the farmer organizations, representing more than 3.3 crore farmers supported the laws.

Broad Recommendations

Abolish Essential Commodity Act (ECA)

  • It recommended abolishing the Essential Commodity Act (ECA).
  • Or, as an alternative, it wanted the Centre to “substantially liberalize its provisions.” ....
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