Bar Council of Delhi asks Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw Farmers Acts

In the wake of the ongoing farmers’ protests near the national capital, the Bar Council of Delhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to withdraw the recently passed Farmers Acts. .In its letter dated December 2, the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has claimed that apart from being against the farmers, the Acts are also detrimental to the interest of legal professionals..Since the new legislation states that all disputes shall be adjudicated by SDMs/ADMs, BCD’s grievance is directed towards the bar on jurisdiction of civil courts. .“How can litigation having civil consequences be given for adjudication to a structure involving administrative agencies, controlled and run by executive authorties?.. It will substantially damage District Courts, in particular, and uproot the lawyers”, BCD has said. .It is also asserted that apart from lawyers, the public at large will also be deprived of justice..“...getting justice at the doors of bureaucracy is far from reality.. Undisputedly, these laws are not only detrimental to the peasants, but also affects the lawyers’ community, the litigants and the general public.”.BCD has stated that such surreptitious insertion of the provisions on bar on civil courts will pose a serious threat to the existing judicial institution and the principle of separation of powers. .The letter states,.“We can’t be unmindful of the fact that a strong judicial institution to check administrative arbitrariness and unfair treatment is essential in a democratic republic and not an amenable executive authority. Introduction of Conciliation Board to be constituted by SDMs, headed by his junior officer, as Chairman is distractive and unaccepted...SDMs/ADMs are always under the command of their bosses, which is antitheses to judicial independence and discipline.”.BCD has thus urged the Prime Minister to immediately withdraw the Farmers Acts..Read the Letter: