NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION
Inderjit Singh, President, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Member
J.K. AGRI GENETICS LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
MUKESH KUMAR AND ANR. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. farmers experienced crop infertility after using maize seeds purchased from the respondent. (Para 1 , 2 , 12) |
| 2. initial ruling held vendors liable; compensation awarded for losses due to crop failure. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. emphasis on clear guidelines for product usage; misleading advertisement noted. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 13) |
| 4. revision petitions challenge the need for evidence regarding agricultural practices. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. final ruling upheld the need for vendors to provide clear agricultural guidelines. (Para 14 , 15) |
ORDER
DR.SUDHIR KUMAR JAIN, J.
1. Briefly stated the relevant facts as appearing from the record are that 12 complainants arrayed as respondents no 1 in present revision petitions (hereinafter referred to as ‘the complainants’) who were farmers by profession and were having agricultural lands in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The complainants purchased the ‘Hybrid Maize Seed variety 8008’ (hereinafter after referred to as ‘the maize seeds’) from the respondent no. 2/the opposite party no. 2 namely R.J. Patidar & Company, Vidhi Agro Agency and Shri Krishna and Company (hereinafter referred to as ‘the opposite party no. 2’) which were manufactured by M
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