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Petitioner / Claimant (Plaintiff)
Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Co.
Respondent / Defendant
Union Of India And Anr
Dispute Summary
The petitioners challenged an order by the Registrar of PPVFR Authority which held that parent lines of known hybrid varieties could not be registered as 'new' plant varieties. The core issue was whether these parent lines retained novelty despite the commercial use and sale of resulting hybrid seeds.
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