PRABHAT AGRI BIOTECH Ltd. vs. REGISTRAR OF PLANT VARIETIES
Case Name: Prabhat Agri Biotech Ltd anr. vs. Registrar of Plant Varieties and Ors. Citation: Prabhat Agri Biotech Ltd. v. Registrar of Plant Varieties, 2016 SCC OnLine Del 6236 Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court Corum: Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Abstract This case deals with section 24(5) of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, […]
Kavitha Kuruganti v. PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited
Citation: MANU/OT/0192/2021, Delhi High Court Hon’ble Judges/Coram: K.V. Prabhu, Chairperson Introduction In Kavitha Kuruganti v. PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited, the Indian plant variety protection law comes into a historic limelight. This decision by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) to revoke the registration of the potato variety FL 2027, which […]
Registration, Revocation, and Farmers’ Rights
A Critical Analysis of PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. v. Kavitha Kuruganti & Ors. (2024) Case Name – PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. v. Kavitha Kuruganti & Ors. Citation – LPA 590/2023 & CM APPL. 42282/2023, High Court of Delhi Court – High Court of Delhi (Division Bench) Date of Judgment – 9 January, 2024 […]
Sowing Constitutionalism
Farmers’ Rights & Future of Seed Governance Case Name: Wathome & 14 Others v Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service & Another; Greenpeace Environmental Kenya & 2 Others Citation: Petition 11 of 2022; [2025] KEHC 18166 (KLR) Court: High Court of Kenya at Machakos Coram: Lady Justice Rhoda Rutto Abstract This case comment examines how Wathome […]