law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  16. Persons who may
  
  make application.-
  1.  An
  
  application for registration under section 14 shall be made by-
  a.   any person claiming
  
  to be the breeder of the variety; or
  b.   any successor of the
  
  breeder of the variety; or
  c.   any person being the
  
  assignee of the breeder of the variety in respect of the right to make such
  
  application; or
  d.   any farmer or group
  
  of farmers or community of farmers claiming to be the breeder of the variety;
  
  or
  e.   any person authorised
  
  in the prescribed manner by a person specified under clauses (a) to (d) to make
  
  application on his behalf; or
  f.   any university or
  
  publicly funded agricultural institution claiming to be the breeder of the
  
  variety.
  1.  
  2.  An
  
  application under sub-section (1) may be made by any of the persons referred to
  
  therein individually or jointly with any other person.