Madras HC to hear Madhya Pradesh basmati tag claim case on Jun 14.

The Madras High Court will on Jun 14 hear Madhya Pradesh’s petition seeking a geographical indication tag for basmati grown in the state. This would be second hearing on the case, while the first took place on Apr 22. However, nothing substantial happened during the first hearing. The government of Madhya Pradesh had filed a fresh petition after the Geographical Indication Registry in March had rejected the state’s plea to be included among those whose variety of rice can be marketed as basmati.