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LiveLaw · India · India's kharif MSP hike fails to satisfy farm unions as Supreme Court considers legal guarantee petition
Supreme Court of India, bench of Chief Justice and Justice Nagarathna, issued notice to the Union of India on April 13, 2026 on a public interest litigation demanding a statutory legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price procurement. Petitioners argued that without a legal guarantee, MSP is aspirational and millions of farmers are forced to sell below the announced price in secondary markets. Government counsel sought time to respond; next hearing not immediately scheduled.
“The Supreme Court issued notice to the Union government on April 13, 2026 in a PIL demanding a statutory legal guarantee for MSP procurement.”