Powers of Seed Inspector
Section 14 of the Seeds Act, 1966 deals with powers of Seed Inspector. The Seed Inspector may-- (a) take samples of any seed in any notified kind or variety from-- (i) any person selling such seed; The Act came into force on 02 Sep 1968.
(1) The Seed Inspector may--
(a) take samples of any seed in any notified kind or variety from--
(i) any person selling such seed; or
(ii) any person who is in the course of conveying, delivering or preparing to deliver such seed to a purchaser or a consignee; or
(iii) a purchaser or a consignee after delivery of such seed to him;
(b) send such sample for analysis to the Seed Analyst for the area within which such sample has been taken;
(c) enter and search at all reasonable times, with such assistance, if any, as he considers necessary, any place in which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been or is being committed and order in writing the person in possession of any seed in respect of which the offence has been or is being committed, not to dispose of any stock of such seed for a specific period not exceeding thirty days or, unless the alleged offence is such that the defect may be removed by the possessor of the seed, seize the stock of such seed;
(d) examine any record, register, document or any other material object found in any place mentioned in clause (c) and seize the same if he has reason to believe that if may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act; and
(e) exercise such other powers as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act or any rule made thereunder.
(2) Where any sample of any seed of any notified kind or variety is taken under clause (a) of sub-section (1), its cost, calculated at the rate at which such seed is usually sold to the public, shall be paid on demand to the person from whom it is taken.
(3) The power conferred by this section includes power to break-open any container in which any seed of any notified kind or variety may be contained or to break-open the door of any premises where any such seed may be kept for sale:
Provided that the power to break-open the door shall be exercised only after the owner or any other person in occupation of the premises, if he is present therein, refuses to open the door on being called upon to do so.
(4) Where the Seed Inspector takes any action under clause (a) of sub-section (1), he shall, as far as possible, call not less than two persons to be present at the time when such action is taken and take their signatures on a memorandum to be prepared in the prescribed form and manner.
(5) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure under this section as they apply to any search or seizure made under the authority of a warrant issued under section 98 of the said Code.
Section 14, The Seeds Act, 1966 (Act 54 of 1966).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 1
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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National Seeds Corporation Ltd. v. G. Yugandhar Reddy
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
SC surveyed Seed Inspector powers under Seeds Act s.14 and sampling procedure under s.15, rejecting the argument that complainants must first invoke Seed Inspectors under ss.19/21 and cannot use CPA forums. DATE VERIFIED Judgment 2012-01-16 (order-16.pdf).
On this section: s.14 Powers of Seed Inspector — Inspector powers coexist with, and do not oust, CPA jurisdiction for defective seeds.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 14
What have the courts held on Section 14 of the Seeds Act?
National Seeds Corporation Ltd. v. G. Yugandhar Reddy (16 Jan 2012) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.14 Powers of Seed Inspector — Inspector powers coexist with, and do not oust, CPA jurisdiction for defective seeds.
How do I find court cases under Section 14 of the Seeds Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Seeds Act 1966 14, section 14 Seeds Act 1966, section 14 of the Seeds Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with National Seeds Corporation Ltd. v. G. Yugandhar Reddy (16 Jan 2012).
What should I read with Section 14 of the Seeds Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently the Seeds (Amendment) Rules, 2014 (2015).
When did Section 14 of the Seeds Act come into force?
Section 14 of the Seeds Act, cited as Seeds Act 1966 14, came into force on 02 Sep 1968, having been enacted on 29 Dec 1966. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 25. Power to make rules470 words
- 15. Procedure to be followed by Seed Inspectors468 words
- 2. Definitions317 words
- 3. Central Seed Committee298 words
- 16. Report of Seed Analyst264 words
- 21. Offences by companies229 words
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