Kaveri Seed Company Ltd. v. Registrar of Plant Varieties and Anr.

Delhi High Court · 02 Dec 2016 · 2016:DHC:7790-DB
S. Ravindra Bhat; R.K. Gauba
W.P.(C) 7102/2011
2016:DHC:7790-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed Kaveri Seed Company's writ petition, holding that the Registrar of Plant Varieties' decision was arbitrary and not in accordance with the statutory framework governing plant variety rights.

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W.P.(C) 7102/2011 Page 1
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Reserved on: 22.04.2016 Pronounced on: 02.12.2016
W.P.(C) 7102/2011, C.M. APPL.16215/2011 & 18367/2012
KAVERI SEED COMPANY LTD. ……Petitioner
VERSUS
REGISTRAR OF PLANT VARIETIES AND ANR..…..Respondents
Through: Sh. Jayant Bhushan, Sr. Advocate with
Sh. Abhishek Saket, Ms. Vijaya Singh and Sh.
Manish Madhukar, Advocates, for petitioner.
Sh. Pravin Anand with Ms. Geetanjali Viswanathan, Ms. Neeti Wilson and Ms. Asavari Jain, Advocates, for interveners.
Sh. Anil Dutt and Sh. Sudershan. S. Sekhawat, Advocates, for Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Co. Ltd.
Sh. Dev. P. Bhardwaj, CGSC with Ms. Anubha Bhardwaj, Advocate, for UOI, in W.P.(C)
7102/2011.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.K. GAUBA MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT
The writ petition is allowed without any order as to costs.
For detailed
JUDGMENT
, the decision dated 02.12.2016 in W.P.(C)
250/2009 may be referred to.
S. RAVINDRA BHAT (JUDGE)
R.K. GAUBA (JUDGE)
DECEMBER 2, 2016 2016:DHC:7790-DB