13th May, 2021

Farm Laws: Issue 5 - The Two Farm Laws and Dispute Resolution Mechanism: How far effective?

The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2020 [hereinafter referred to as “first farm law”] and the Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020[hereinafter referred to as “second farm law”]specifically bars the jurisdiction of civil courts under section 15 and section 19. These two farm laws now instead stipulate for a new dispute resolution mechanism in case a dispute arises between and among the parties.The orders of the deciding authorities and of the Advisor have been given the status equal to the decree of a civil court for the purposes of enforcement and the decretal amount shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue

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