The Supreme Court of India(SCI)on Monday Oct 17,2016 extended the stay on the commercial release of
genetically modified (GM) mustard crop till further orders as the matter
did not reach the board for hearing.
The SCI, which on October 7 had restrained the commercial release
of the crop for ten days, said the stay would continue and the matter
will be heard on October 24,2016
The court, at the last hearing, had asked the Centre to seek public
opinion on such seeds before releasing them for cultivation purpose,
even as government approval is awaited.
A Bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur, Justice AM Khanwilkar and DY
Chandrachud accepted the request of the counsel appearing for the
petitioner.
During the last hearing, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta
agreed that no commercial release of the seeds will be done till October
17 and views and suggestions of the public should be taken and put up
before the appraisal committee before releasing them.
Mustard is one of India’s most important winter crops which is sown between mid-October and late November.
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