HP High Court: SBB cannot levy access & benefit-sharing fees
In a recent case, Hygienic Research Institute Private Limited v H.P. State Biodiversity Board and others, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh (Court) held that Indian entities covered under Section 7 of the are not required to seek “prior approval” or to pay the Access and Benefit Sharing Fee (ABS) to the State Biodiversity Board (SBB) for accessing...