Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Seed Company for Delay in Prosecution After Expiry of Seed Shelf Life — Right to Get Sample Tested from Central Seed Laboratory Under Section 16(3) of Seeds Act, 1966 Violated. The court held that the valuable right of the accused under Section 16(3) of the Seeds Act, 1966 to have the sample tested by the Central Seed Laboratory was infringed because the prosecution was filed after the expiry of the shelf life of the seeds, and such infringement vitiates the prosecution.
16 Jan 2015The applicants, including the Managing Director of Mahyco Seeds Limited (now Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company Limited), the company itself, and a propr...
