New Delhi, The Supreme Court was on Monday urged to urgently list contempt petitions alleging violation of its 2024 judgment on genetically modified (GM) crops, amid concerns over the alleged approval for the cultivation of herbicide-tolerant GM basmati rice.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was told by lawyer Prashant Bhushan that now, the approval for cultivation of herbicide-tolerant GM basmati rice has been given and hence the contempt plea be heard as early as possible.