Supreme Court of India

Aruna Rodrigues and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 4 S.C.R. 553
Bench S.H. Kapadia, A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 10 May 2012

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we pass the following consented order, primarily and substantially with reference to the Minutes H dated 15th March, 2011: - ARUNA RODRIGUES AND ORS. v.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Environmental Laws: Public health - Bio-safety concern - Release of c Genetically Modified Organisms (GMS) - PIL - Prayer for issuance of direction to Union of India to stop release of GMOs into the environment by way of import, manufacture, use or any other manner and to prescribe protocol, to which all GMOs released would be subjected and for framing rules in that regard - Supreme court directed the constitution of Technical Expert Committee as well as terms of reference as suggested in the Minutes of the Ministry's meeting dated 15th March, 2011 - Committee is directed to submit its final

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