‘Net End Result May Not Be The Suffering Of The Consumer’, SC On Plea For Import Curbs On Yellow Peas

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‘Net End Result May Not Be The Suffering Of The Consumer’, SC On Plea For Import Curbs On Yellow Peas

The bench asked advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing the farmers' body, to examine whether there is sufficient production of pulses in the country.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre’s response on a plea for import curbs on yellow peas, which is considered a substitute for pulses, on the grounds that its supply is affecting the livelihood of farmers growing pulses. The apex court also asked the petitioner, farmers' body, to examine whether the court has sufficient pulses, greater than the needs of our market , and stressed that the net end result may not be the sufferings of the consumer

The matter came up for hearing before