Regulation or sale of seeds of notified kinds or varieties
Section 7 of the Seeds Act, 1966 deals with regulation or sale of seeds of notified kinds or varieties. No person shall, himself or by any other person on his behalf, carry on the business of selling, keeping for sale, offering to sell, bartering or otherwise supplying any seed of any notified kind or variety, unless-- (a) such seed is identifiable as to its kind or variety; The Act came into force on 02 Sep 1968.
No person shall, himself or by any other person on his behalf, carry on the business of selling, keeping for sale, offering to sell, bartering or otherwise supplying any seed of any notified kind or variety, unless--
(a) such seed is identifiable as to its kind or variety;
(b) such seed conforms to the minimum limits of germination and purity specified under clause (a) of section 6;
(c) the container of such seed bears in the prescribed manner, the mark or label containing the correct particulars thereof, specified under clause (b) of section 6; and
(d) he complies with such other requirements as may be prescribed.
Section 7, The Seeds Act, 1966 (Act 54 of 1966).
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Related judgements & precedents
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National Seeds Corporation Ltd. v. M. Madhusudhan Reddy
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Judgment order-16.pdf ends 16.01.2012 (reportable; VERIFY-style cache note but body matches). Seeds Act regulation of sale of notified seeds (s.7) does not create an exclusive forum barring Consumer Protection remedies for defective seed supply; Seeds Act and consumer fora coexist.
On this section: s.7 regulation of sale of seeds of notified kinds/varieties — not an exclusive bar to consumer remedies for defective seeds.
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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 7
What have the courts held on Section 7 of the Seeds Act?
National Seeds Corporation Ltd. v. M. Madhusudhan Reddy (16 Jan 2012) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.7 regulation of sale of seeds of notified kinds/varieties — not an exclusive bar to consumer remedies for defective seeds.
How do I find court cases under Section 7 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 7, section 7 Seeds Act 1966, section 7 of the Seeds Act. People searching for it also type 7 seeds explained. 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. M. Madhusudhan Reddy (16 Jan 2012).
What should I read with Section 7 of the Seeds Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 6 (Power to specify minimum limits of germination and purity, etc), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Seed Ruls, 1968 (1966).
When did Section 7 of the Seeds Act come into force?
Section 7 of the Seeds Act, cited as Seeds Act 1966 7, 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
- 14. Powers of Seed Inspector490 words
- 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
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