Another SC ruling that reeked of judicial overreach was that of reprimanding the Central government over the 2021 Farmers’ Protest. The Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the three farm laws, taking into account only one state's farmer protests while ignoring other aspects of the matter. Moreover, the apex court ignored the blockade of railway tracks and tolls in Punjab as well as a national highway.
"Even if the licences are issued, they should not be issued, for bursting causes noise and air pollution also. Crackers are busted at odd hours disturbing peace," the court noted.
The court observed that the problem, primarily, is one of the police officers not complying with the procedure prescribed under the Code of Criminal Procedure, which places a high premium on the guarantee of liberty of the individuals.
In his letter, Dave has written against "selective listing" of matters by the SC Registry and had gone to the extent of calling it as a ‘gross abuse of administrative power’.