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The Supreme Court was on Wednesday told that the genetically-modified (GM) mustard was unsustainable in the Indian context. Petitioners against the sowing of the crop argued that the companies holding the patent for GM crops are themselves testing the viability of these crops.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioner Aruna Rodrigues, said there is no evidence to show that GM mustard varieties would produce more yield than traditional varieties. He urged the court to order that the varieties already planted must be weeded out to prevent contamination.
Senior advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for Gene Campaign, the other petitioner in the case, said
