law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  49. Adjournment of
  
  application for grant of compulsory licence.-
  1.  If
  
  the breeder of a variety registered under this Act in respect of which any
  
  application has been pending before the Authority under section 47 makes a
  
  written request to the Authority n the ground that due to any reasonable
  
  factor, such breeder has been unable to produce seed or other propagating
  
  material of the variety on a commercial scale to an adequate extent till the
  
  date of making such request, the Authority may, on being satisfied that the
  
  said ground is reasonable, adjourn the hearing of such application for such
  
  period not exceeding twelve months in aggregate as it may consider sufficient
  
  for optimum production of the seed or propagating material of such variety, as
  
  the case may be, by such breeder.
  2.  No
  
  adjournment of the application under sub-section (1) shall be granted unless
  
  the Authority is satisfied that the breeder of the variety registered under
  
  this Act in respect of which such application is made, has taken immediate
  
  measures to meet the reasonable requirements of the public for the seed or
  
  other propagating material of such variety.