Judges Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh added that although some people in society may have some feelings for certain government policies, the occupation of highways cannot last forever. The Supreme Court said on Thursday that public roads and highways cannot be blocked “forever”, and are pessimistic that the Union and state governments cannot solve the long-standing problem of farmers blocking highways.
This is their continuing view of three controversial agricultural laws. Part of the protest. Since November last year, the main highways in and out of Delhi have been partially blocked, causing inconvenience to local residents and tourists. Judges Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh emphasized that before such protests begin to be seen as incentives by a certain part of society, the implementation of the law to ensure that riots do not hinder actions on public roads is administrative “Responsibilities” of the department. other.
“The court must make the law. We made the law, and how to enforce the law is the job of the executive branch. The court has no way to enforce it. Now, you can’t tell us to do something. You must enforce the law,” the judge told the Attorney General Tushar Mehta and Other Attorney General KM Natraj. Law enforcement officers are appearing in court for the central government and Delhi police. Since Mehta agreed with the court that it is the responsibility of the executive to enforce the law, the judge continued: “On the lighter side, if we infringe on your domain of rights, you would say that the judiciary is infringing on the territory of the executive. But understand that the problem at hand has several consequences.” The bench added that although part of society may have some feelings for the government’s specific policies, the occupation of the highway cannot last forever.
“This cannot be a permanent problem. Let us assume that they have dissatisfaction. They have their own dissatisfaction. The way of handling complaints can be through debate; or in parliament; or even protest. Way; but if it is found to happen forever, where will it end?” It asked law enforcement officials. The court pointed out that such protests can also cause financial problems, such as the loss of highway tolls. It added: “Tomorrow, you will have someone say that since you have given some people (protesters) such benefits, we will not pay tolls and so on.” Since November last year, thousands of farmers have camped on the borders of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and on highways in these states to protest three controversial laws aimed at liberalizing the agricultural economy. Traffic in many locations has been diverted, and in addition to affecting commercial activities along these routes, commuting time has also increased.
News Source : Hindustan Times
