The Supreme Court said, “Farmers have right to protest but they cannot keep roads blocked indefinitely. You may have a right to agitate in any manner but roads should not be blocked like this."
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 21) said that the protesting farmers at Delhi borders cannot block the roads indefinitely.
A bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said it was not against the right to protest, adding that some solution has to be found.
“Farmers have right to protest but they cannot keep roads blocked indefinitely. You may have a right to agitate in any manner but roads should not be blocked like this. People have right to go on roads but it cannot be blocked,” PTI quoted the top court as saying.
Further, listing the matter for hearing on December 7, the bench asked the farmer unions, who have been arrayed as parties in the case, to respond within three weeks on the issue.
The PIL was filed by a Noida-resident Monicca Agarwal who complained of delays in daily commute caused due to the road blockade owing to the ongoing farmers' protests.
Several farmers are protesting against the Centre's three agriculture laws -- The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020. The protests which commenced in Punjab reached Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh in November 2020.
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