Consider the following statements about the Rasgulla GI tags:

1. West Bengal’s GI covers the name ‘Banglar Rasogolla’, not the plain word ‘rasgulla’.

2. Odisha received its GI tag before West Bengal.

3. In 2025, the Madras High Court sent a challenge to Bengal’s tag back to the GI Registry.

Which of the statements given above are correct?A.1 onlyB.1 and 3 onlyC.2 and 3 onlyD.1, 2 and 3

Question

Consider the following statements about the Rasgulla GI tags: 1. West Bengal's GI covers the name 'Banglar Rasogolla', not the plain word 'rasgulla'. 2. Odisha received its GI tag before West Bengal. 3. In 2025, the Madras High Court sent a challenge to Bengal's tag back to the GI Registry. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only. The answer is 1 and 3 only. Statement 1 is correct: the Registry protected the prefixed names 'Banglar Rasogolla' and 'Odisha Rasagola', not the bare word. Statement 2 is wrong: Bengal got its tag in November 2017, and Odisha got its tag in July 2019. Statement 3 is correct: on 5 June 2025 the Madras High Court set aside the 2019 order that had treated the challenge as abandoned, and sent it back for a fresh decision. Read more: IndEco0082 — Geographical Indications (GI) Tags in India.

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