The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001 · X — INFRINGEMENT, OFFENCES, PENALATIES AND PROCEDURE

Section 65. Suit for infringement, etc

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

65. Suit for infringement, etc . —(1) No suit— (a) for the infringement of a variety registered under this Act; or (b) relating to any right in a variety registered under this Act, shall be instituted in any court inferior to a District Court having jurisdiction to try the suit. (2) For the purposes of clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1), "District Court having jurisdiction" shall mean the District Court within the local limit of whose jurisdiction the cause of action arises.

Source: India Code