No GM Mustard Without SC Approval [Read the application for directions]

What could be India’s first transgenic food crop- genetically modified mustard will not be rolled out commercially without a stamp of approval from the Supreme Court of India.The central government agreed to this during the hearing of a public interest litigation, it vehemently opposed holding the commercial release of GM mustard.A bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur, Justices L Nageswara Rao. What could be India’s first transgenic food crop- genetically modified mustard will not be rolled out commercially without a stamp of approval from the Supreme Court of India. The central government agreed to this during the hearing of a public interest litigation, it vehemently opposed holding the commercial release of GM mustard. Earlier this month, advocate Prashant Bhushan had moved the court during vacation to hear his urgent plea challenging the open field trials and commercial release of GM mustard.