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Cropping Patterns — Landmark Judgments

Updated 5 Mar 2026

Landmark Judgments

State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh

2019

This Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment addressed the environmental impact of intensive wheat-rice cropping patterns, particularly stubble burning. The court recognized that…

Balco Employees Union v. Union of India

2002

While primarily about industrial policy, this Supreme Court judgment established principles about state intervention in economic activities that apply to agricultural policy,…