CJI Bobde Was Once Closely Associated With Farmers Group Whose Head is Now in SC Committee
Anil Ghanawat joined the Shetkari Sanghatana after Bobde, as a Nagpur lawyer, stopped representing the group but veterans from the time question his inclusion in the farm laws committee appointed by the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde. Photo: PTI
Law23/Jan/2021
Nagpur: Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde used to have a close relationship with the Shetkari Sanghatana, a farmersâ group whose current president Anil Ghanawat is on the Supreme Court-appointed committee to mediate between the government and farmers protesting against three new farm laws. Tens of thousands of farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping on the borders outside Delhi in protest for several weeks now, insisting that the government repeal the laws.