Vikas Sharma

Sections 54–59 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: appeals now lie to the High Court - what can be appealed, orders and rectification of mistakes, and the omitted Tribunal sections3 Oct 2026 Sections 50–53 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: duration and terms of a compulsory licence, no infringing import, and its revocation or modification3 Oct 2026 Sections 47–49 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: compulsory licence after three years when public requirements for seed are not met or the price is not reasonable3 Oct 2026 Sections 45 and 46 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: the National Gene Fund - what is credited to it and how it is applied - and the schemes for community claims and benefit sharing3 Oct 2026 Sections 42–44 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: protection of a farmer's innocent infringement, consent for authorising a variety derived from a farmers' variety, and farmers' exemption from fees3 Oct 2026 Sections 40 and 41 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: disclosure of genetic material from tribal or rural families, and compensation claims on behalf of a village or local community3 Oct 2026 Section 39 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: farmers' rights to register, to recognition and reward, to save, use, sow, exchange and sell farm produce, and to compensation for failed performance3 Oct 2026 Sections 36–38 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: cancelling or changing a registration, rectifying and correcting the Register, and altering a registered denomination3 Oct 2026 Section 35 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: the annual fee for retaining registration, forfeiture after two years' default and recovery as land revenue3 Oct 2026 Sections 33 and 34 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: surrender of a certificate of registration and revocation of protection on eight grounds3 Oct 2026 Sections 31 and 32 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: applications from convention countries, the twelve-month priority and reciprocity3 Oct 2026 Sections 29 and 30 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001: varieties excluded from protection, notified genera and species, terminator technology, and the researcher's exemption3 Oct 2026