While granting the Punjab government the liberty to suggest additional names for the composition of the committee within three days, the Supreme Court extended its earlier order maintaining the status quo at the Shambhu border near Ambala. “The status quo be maintained at the Shambhu border near Ambala until further hearing,” the court stated.In its earlier order on August 12, the Supreme Court had directed the DGPs of Punjab and Haryana, along with the SPs of adjoining districts, to meet within a week to discuss the partial reopening of roads at the Shambhu border to ensure the movement of essential services, including ambulances, fire services, and local commuters.The court also noted that the states had suggested names, in compliance with its earlier orders, for the purpose of constituting the committee.While appreciating the Punjab and Haryana governments’ efforts to suggest apolitical names for the proposed panel to address the grievances of the protesting farmers at the Shambhu border, the Supreme Court emphasized that highways should not be used for parking tractors, trolleys, and JCBs.Previously, on August 2, the Supreme Court had instructed the Haryana and Punjab governments to provide possible names of neutral and eminent individuals who could be part of a committee to resolve the farmers’ protests at the Shambhu border near Ambala.
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