Common use of Myth Clause in Contracts

Myth. The bill does not provide a legal safety net for farmers against corporates • Referring to the bill Chapter 3 Section 14, “… any such party may approach the concerned Sub-Divisional Magistrate who shall be the Sub-divisional Authority for deciding the disputes under farming agreement. Every order passed by the Sub-Divisional Authority under this section shall have same force as a decree of a civil court and be enforceable in the same manner as that of a decree under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Any party aggrieved by the order of the Sub-Divisional Authority may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority. The Sub-Divisional Authority or the Appellate Authority shall, while deciding disputes under this section, have all the powers of a civil court…”. • Further, as mentioned in bill Chapter 3 Section 15, “Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14, no action for recovery of any amount due in pursuance of an order passed under that section, shall be initiated against the agricultural land of the farmer”. • The provisions as per the above sections in the bill sufficiently safeguard farmers’ interests and further, as mentioned in the bill, ensure “no action for recovery of dues against farmers’ land”.

Myth. The bill does not provide a legal safety net for farmers against corporates •  Referring to the bill Chapter 3 Section 14, “… any such party may approach the concerned Sub-Divisional Magistrate who shall be the Sub-divisional Authority for deciding the disputes under farming agreement. Every order passed by the Sub-Divisional Authority under this section shall have same force as a decree of a civil court and be enforceable in the same manner as that of a decree under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Any party aggrieved by the order of the Sub-Divisional Authority may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority. The Sub-Divisional Authority or the Appellate Authority shall, while deciding disputes under this section, have all the powers of a civil court…”. •  Further, as mentioned in bill Chapter 3 Section 15, “Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14, no action for recovery of any amount due in pursuance of an order passed under that section, shall be initiated against the agricultural land of the farmer”. •  The provisions as per the above sections in the bill sufficiently safeguard farmers’ interests and further, as mentioned in the bill, ensure “no action for recovery of dues against farmers’ land”.