The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2020 [hereinafter interchangeably referred to as “first farm law/legislation” or “the Act”] was enacted by the Parliament of India in September 2020 using its legislative power given under entry 33 of List III (Concurrent List) of Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The Act deemed to have come into force from the 5th of June, 2020 which was the date on which the Indian President promulgated the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020
