W.P.(C) No. 115/2004
GENE CAMPAIGN . VS UNION OF INDIA
The Division Bench (two judges) of the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict and the case was directed to be placed before a larger bench for further consideration. The Court directed the Union Government frame a National Policy on GM crops in consultation with all stakeholders including representatives from State Governments. Two separate judgments were authored by Justice Nagarathna and Justice Karol.Justice Nagarathna held that the approval granted by the Union Government for environmental release of transgenic mustard DMH-11 should be invalidated, as there was no consideration of the adverse effects of the transgenic crops on human, animal, and plant health. She directed the GEAC to submit a report on whether DMH-11 mustard is a herbicide resistant crop in consultation with all stakeholders, and to make the report She further directed the Union Government to ensure that the composition of the GEAC is suitably reformed in accordance with the TEC and Parliamentary Standing Committee reports.Justice Karol held that the question of ban on herbicide resistant crops is a matter of public policy and cannot be invalidated in view of precautionary principle. (This principle stipulates that in case of scientific uncertainty, appropriate actions must be taken to prevent irreversible harm to the environment.) He directed that field trials of DMH-11 shall continue strictly in accordance with the imposed safeguards. He further directed GEAC to conduct independent studies on GM organisms and upload it in its website in a timely manner. The GEAC should consider all environmental factors before granting future approvals and should endeavour to establish specifically designated farms for field testing in collaboration with the Union Government.
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August 24 1964
CRLA/42/1963
Hon'ble Justice A. K. SARKAR, K. N. WANCHOO AND RAGHUBAR DAYAL
AVTAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB
August 24 1964
CRLA/42/1963
Honourable Judge A. K. SARKAR, K. N. WANCHOO AND RAGHUBAR DAYAL
AVTAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB
July 29 2020
CRLP/2479/2020
Hon'ble Justice M.VENKATA RAMANA
Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh,
July 29 2020
CRLP/2479/2020
Honourable Judge M . VENKATA RAMANA
Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh,
The First Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati
Justice J.K. Maheshwari was born on June 29, 1961 in a small town Joura, District Morena (M.P.). He graduated in Arts in 1982 and passed LL.B. in 1985 and completed LL.M in 1991. He was enrolled as an Advocate with the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh on November 22, 1985 and practiced in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Service and Tax matters. He was the elected member of the M.P. State Bar Council.
He was appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on November 25, 2005 and on November 25, 2008, appointed as permanent Judge of the Hon’ble Court.
He was a part of various committees, pertaining to betterment of administration of High court of Madhya Pradesh and continued his good offices till October 06 ,2019. He was transferred as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court and assumed office on October 07, 2019. He was the First Chief Justice of the newly established Andhra Pradesh High Court.He was transferred as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Sikkim on January 06, 2021.
He has taken oath as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 31, 2021.