India, Dec. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended time until January 2 for the Punjab government to comply with its order to hospitalise farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for over a month. The extension was granted after the state informed the court that Dallewal was willing to receive medical aid if the Union government accepted his proposal for talks.

The Punjab government moved an application seeking three days to comply with the court order to provide medical aid to Dallewal, citing intervening circumstances and the negotiations with farmer leaders at their protest site.

A bench of justices Surya Kant and Sudhanshu Dhulia, which held a special hearing for the case, said, "We are not going to ...