SC backs Madras HC decision of restoring FCRA renewal
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SC backs Madras HC decision of restoring FCRA renewal
UNION OF INDIA Versus M/S SHARMA CENTRE FOR HERITAGE EDUCATION, SLP(C)No. 26284-26285/2025
We refer to Madras HC case that we reported only a few days back (https://blog.srr-foundation.org/?p=4788), where Justice N. Anand Venkatesh had decided in favour of appellant NGOs, whose FCRA registration was not renewed by FCRA Dept. HC had quashed the refusal letters of the Dept, and asked the FCRA Dept. to issue renewals.
FCRA Dept filed a Special Leave Petition in the SC, requesting to quash the HC Order. Matter was heard by Bench of Justices Vikram Nath & Sandeep Mehta. In a sharp comment to Additional Solicitor General representing Dept, Justice Nathasked
Have they
misappropriated? is there any abuse of these funds received by them? There is no
such finding at all. If they are doing some social service for the society, what
is your problem? You monitor, keep a check, let them file their accounts
annually - that's all. Don't complicate things, don't further harass…..(click to read
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