In all 79 Revision Petitions were filed, arising from the order of Andhra Pradesh Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission made on 1.5.2014. The State Commission has dismissed 79 appeals filed by two producers of hybrid cotton seed, Fortune Hybrid Seeds Ltd., Yaganti Seeds Pvt. Ltd. and Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt. Ltd., together with their dealers who marketed it in Andhra Pradesh in 2010.

2. As seen from the record, two of these Companies are ‘sister concerns’. Interestingly, the very first page of the Revision Petition shows that on 25.9.2009 the application of OP-2 for commercial release of this seed in the markets of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamilnadu was considered by Government of India and on 7.4.2010 the production certificate of the seed was released by OP-2, which claimed 97.95% genetic purity, 82% germination and 100% BT- gene. This certificate was valid for a period of nine months. The seed packets were sold to the complainants on 16.6.2010. What comes out from these dates is that 2010 would have been the very first crop year for marketing of LAYA BT-2 Cotton Seeds by the OPs in Andhra Pradesh.

3. As per the Consumer Complaints filed before the District Forum Warangal,