law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  41. Rights of
  
  communities.-
  1.  Any
  
  person or group of persons (whether actively engaged in farming or not) or any
  
  governmental or non-governmental organisation may, on behalf of any village or
  
  local community in India, file in any centre notified, with t e previous
  
  approval of the Central Government, by the Authority, in the Official Gazette,
  
  any claim attributable to the contribution of the people of that village or
  
  local community, as the case may be, in the evolution of any variety for the
  
  purpose of taking a claim on behalf of such village or local community.
  2.  Where
  
  any claim is made under sub-section (1), the centre notified under that
  
  sub-section may verify the claim made by such person or group of persons or
  
  such governmental or non-governmental organisation in such manner as it deems
  
  fit, and if it is satisfied that such village or local community has
  
  contributed significantly to the evolution of the variety which has been
  
  registered under this Act, it shall report its findings to the Authority.
  3.  When
  
  the Authority, on a report under sub-section (2) is satisfied, after such
  
  inquiry as it may deem fit, that the variety with which the report is related
  
  has been registered under the provisions of this Act, it may issue notice in
  
  the prescribed manner to the breeder of that variety and after providing
  
  opportunity to such breeder to file objection in the prescribed manner and of
  
  being heard, it may subject to any limit notified by the Central Government, by
  
  order, grant such sum of compensation to be paid to a person or group of
  
  persons or governmental or non-governmental organisation which has made claim
  
  under sub-section (1) to the Authority, as it may deem fit.
  4.  Any
  
  compensation granted under sub-section (3) shall be deposited by the breeder of
  
  the variety in the Gene Fund.
  5. The
  
  compensation granted under sub-section (3) shall be deemed to be an arrear of
  
  land revenue and shall be recoverable by the Authority accordingly.