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GM mustard unsustainable in India, SC told; arguments to continue today

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) had earlier this year cleared the proposal for commercial cultivation of the GM mustard

The GEAC said on the website that the recommendation to release GM mustard is for four years from the date of issue of the approval letter.
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In the court, he said that there is no evidence to show that GM mustard varieties would produce more yield than traditional varieties

Bhavini Mishra New Delhi
The Supreme Court was on Wednesday told that the genetically-modified (GM) mustard was unsustainable in the Indian context. Petitioners against the sowing of the crop argued that the companies holding the patent for GM crops are themselves testing the viability of these crops.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioner Aruna Rodrigues, said there is no evidence to show that GM mustard varieties would produce more yield than traditional varieties. He urged the court to order that the varieties already planted must be weeded out to prevent contamination.

Senior advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for Gene Campaign, the other petitioner in the case, said

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