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CHAPTER VIII APPEALS

Section 56: Appeals to 1[High Court]

The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001

(1) An appeal shall be preferred to the 1[High Court] within the prescribed period from any—

(a) order or decision of the Authority or Registrar, relating to registration of a variety; or

(b) order or decision of the Registrar relating to registration as an agent or a licensee of a variety; or

(c) order or decision of the Authority relating to claim for benefit sharing; or

(d) order or decision of the Authority regarding revocation of compulsory licence or modification of compulsory licence; or

(e) order or decision of the Authority regarding payment of compensation, made under this Act or the rules made thereunder. (2) Every such appeal shall be preferred by a petition in writing and shall be in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.

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Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by s. 23, ibid., for “Tribunal” (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
  2. 2.Sub-section (3) omitted by Act 33 of 2021, s. 23 (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).