Farmers’ Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services (Dispute Resolution) Rules, 2020.

These Rules are enacted in accordance with the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020. If any dispute arises under a farming agreement in respect of any farming produce, the Sub-divisional Magistrate having jurisdiction over the land on which such produce is produced or intended to be produced, shall be the Sub-divisional Authority to decide such dispute: Provided that where more than one Sub-divisional Magistrates have jurisdiction to decide such dispute, the Sub-divisional Magistrate having jurisdiction over the largest portion of the land on which such produce is produced or intended to be produced, shall be the Sub- divisional Authority to decide such dispute. The Rules further provides for the Application to Sub-Divisional Authority, conciliation board, Procedure to be followed by conciliation board, etc.