Section 80
Death of party to a proceeding.
The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of an effective system for protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders and to encourage the development of new varieties of plants.
If a person who is a party to a proceeding under this Act (not
being a proceeding in a court) dies pending the proceeding, the Authority or the Registrar, as the case may
be, may, on request, and on proof to the satisfaction of such Authority or Registrar, of the transmission of
the interest of the deceased person, substitute in the proceedings his successor in interest in his place, or,
if the Authority or the Registrar is of opinion that the interest of the deceased person is sufficiently
represented by the surviving party, permit the proceedings to continue without the substitution of his
successor in interest.