nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210202-115952-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210202s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210202-115952-0 doi eng 342 23 Chennamaneni, Lalit Author aut No Court When Needed - The Farmers' Protests and the Supreme Court of India Chennamaneni, Lalit Verfassungsblog 2021-02-02 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier For months, Indian farmers have been protesting against the so-called “farm bills”. With the government unwilling to give in to demands and with farmers determined to keep on protesting until the laws are repealed, India’s Supreme Court has ventured into the political fray. On 12th January it passed an order staying the laws as well as setting up a mediation committee. The Supreme Court’s response fits neatly into a destructive pattern, particularly in the past years under the Modi government, in which it has abnegated its core functions in favor of politically expedient (in-)actions. CC BY-SA 4.0 farm bills Indian Supreme Court protests Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/no-court-when-needed/ raw object