Hereâs What The 1954 Constitutional Amendment Challenged In Supreme Court To Support Farmersâ Protest Is All About
by M R Subramani - Jan 8, 2021 08:51 AM
Supreme Court of India in Delhi. (Wikimedia Commons)
Snapshot
The farm laws are challenged on the grounds that agriculture is part of the State List, but it is the Centre that formulates agricultural policies.
Thus, it is more likely that the 1954 Act could stand the test of times.
The ongoing protests by a section of farmers in Punjab, Haryana, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan against three legislations enacted by the Narendra Modi government has resulted in the Supreme Court being flooded with petitions for and against the laws.