The Supreme Court has stayed the three contentious farm laws till further orders. The apex court of India in its order has also constituted a committee for resolving the farm law dispute.

The committee will consist of agriculture experts and economists and will advise the court.

The next hearing is scheduled on January 18.

The Supreme Court also sought the cooperation of protesting farmers at Delhi borders and said no power can prevent it from setting up a committee to resolve the impasse over controversial farm laws.

The observation of the bench asking protesting farmers bodies to cooperate assume significance in view of reports that they would not go to any apex court-appointed panel for resolution of disputes and wanted repeal of laws only.

Before pronouncing the order, the bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde commenced the hearing and urged the farmers' unions to cooperate and go before the committee to be appointed by it to resolve the dispute.

"We are concerned about protecting the lives and property of citizens of India and we want to solve the problem," said the bench which also comprised Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.

In the proceedings conducted through video conferencing, it said no power can prevent us from making committee to resolve the impasse on new farm laws.

(Edited by : Abhishek Jha)

First Published:Jan 12, 2021 2:05 PM IST