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TMI Blog2023 (1) TMI 1064X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed in this Petition. Accordingly, we grant leave to the Petitioner to add the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, Ministry of Health Family Welfare and MoEF CC as party respondents. Amendment to be carried out within a period of two days. Re-verification is dispensed with. If the Petitioner will give notice to the added Respondents and file the affidavit of service, stand over to 31 January 2023. - WRIT PETITION (L) NO.33250 OF 2022 - - - Dated:- 20-1-2023 - NITIN JAMDAR ABHAY AHUJA, JJ. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vikram Nankani, Senior Advocate with Mr. Swanand Ganoo, Mr. Sujay Kantawala, Ms. Tamanna Tavadia, Mr. Vikram Naik and Mr. Marmik Kamdar i/b. Khaitan Co., Advoca ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... port of Genetically Modified Food, Feed, Genetically Modified Organism (GMOs) and Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) will be subject to the following conditions : (a) The import of GMOs / LMOs for the purpose of (i) R D; (ii) Food; (iii) Feed; (iv) Processing in Bulk and (v) For Environment release will be governed by the provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 and Rules framed thereunder (Environment Protection Act, 1986 and Rules framed thereunder can be accessed from the website of the Ministry of Environment Forests : http://envfor.nic.in). (b) The import of any Food, Feed, raw or processed or any ingredient of food, food additives or any food product that contains GM material and is ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ers. [Reference Notification No.69 (RE-2007) / 2004-2009 dated 27.12.2007] 5. The Petitioner contends that the Petitioner has the necessary certification under the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Imports into India) Order 2003. The Petitioner also relies upon the order issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India dated 21 August 2020 and the Annexure 1 thereto which refers to soyabean as a permissible import. 6. According to the Petitioner, as per the norms specified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India the Petitioner has also obtained the necessary certification from the exporting country, Mozambique, that the consignment is not genetically modified. The Petitioner also contends that the Petitioner can ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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