The High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to submit a list of products already registered as Geographical Indications (GI) and those required to be registered at home and abroad.
The HC bench of Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir passed the order following a writ filed by Barrister Sarwat Siraj Shukla.
The court has fixed March 19 for submission of this list.
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The court also issued a rule asking officials concerned including industries, the commerce secretary, agriculture secretary and cultural affairs secretary to explain in four weeks as to why it shall not declare their failure in preparing the list and register the GI products as illegal.
Barrister Sarwat Siraj Sarwat Siraj Shukla filed the writ on Sunday, seeking directions for the preparation of a consolidated list of GI products.
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She represented herself at tthe court during the hearing of the writ.