Farm Laws And Farmers Protest: Live Updates From Supreme Court

CJI : We wish to hear the farmers union on this.

CJI : For that, we are proposing an independent impartial committee before whom both the parties can state their case while the protest goes on and that the committee will give its opinion, which we expect the parties to follow.

CJI : Purpose of protest can be achieved only if people talk to each other. If the protest has a purpose other than the protest, we wish to facilitate that.

CJI : The police can also not use violent means.

Salve : Nobody can say I can do whatever I want in the name of protests. The Court can issue a direction to the unions to cooperate with the government.

CJI : We cannot say that people should deposit money before protesting.

Salve : I am not saying that. I say they should identify themselves. 

CJI : Do you know what happened with the Bombay HC judgment against Shiv Sena?

Salve : I think this court did not interfere.

CJI : Was the fine recovered?

Salve : I know that the fine has not been recovered.

Salve : The government must have a protocol that a person calling for the protests will identify himself who can be held accountable for damages so that an amorphous group of people will not disappear. 

CJI : Nobody can have a quarrel with your arguments. We recognize that the farmers have a right to protest. But we are on the mode of protesting. We will ask the Union what can be done to alter the nature of protesting which will ensure that rights of others are not affected. 

Salve : Large part of middle class of Delhi lives in Gurgaon ares. You cannot interfere with their right to movement to bring the central government to its knees.