New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a PIL seeking import curbs on yellow peas, which is considered a substitute to pulses, claiming its supply was affecting the livelihood of farmers.

Yellow peas (pisum sativum) belongs to the legume family (pulses) which is not traditionally grown in India and is an imported quality of pulses being used in India as a substitute for tur/arhar, chana, etc.

The plea said in countries outside of India such as Canada, the US and Australia yellow peas are mostly used as cattle feed.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh issued notice on a PIL filed by 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' and asked advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the farmers' body, to examine whether there is sufficient p

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