Punjab and Haryana HC sets aside prohibition on notified varieties of hybrid paddy seeds; upholds prohibition on non-notified varieties
Non-notified seeds do not assume legal sanctity as assumed by notified seeds under the Seeds Act, 1966. Thus, the prohibition has rightly been imposed by the State Government upon the non-notified seeds, as this power is conferred upon the State Government by the Seeds Act, 1966 and Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.