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Section 56
The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001

Section 56. Appeals to High Court

(1) An appeal shall be preferred to the 1[High Court] within the prescribed period from any--

(a) order or decision of the Authority or Registrar, relating to registration of a variety; or

(b) order or decision of the Registrar relating to registration as an agent or a licensee of a variety; or

(c) order or decision of the Authority relating to claim for benefit sharing; or

(d) order or decision of the Authority regarding revocation of compulsory licence or modification of compulsory licence; or

(e) order or decision of the Authority regarding payment of compensation, made under this Act or the rules made thereunder.

(2) Every such appeal shall be preferred by a petition in writing and shall be in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.

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1Superscript markers show text inserted or substituted by a later amendment. The Act carries the markers without the footnotes they refer to, so they are shown without a target.

How courts have applied section 56