The centre submitted in a sealed cover its reasons for not renewing the licence of Centre for Promotion of Social Concerns under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday submitted in a sealed cover its reasons for not renewing the licence of Centre for Promotion of Social Concerns (CPSC), a charitable trust, under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010.
Delhi high court justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who was hearing the matter, perused the document and held that he would not pass any interim order.
Sanjay Parikh, counsel for CPSC, told the court that the matter was also being heard by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), due to which the high court should not hear it.
This contention was rejected and it was held that an alternative remedy of approaching the NHRC would not preclude the high court from hearing the matter.
During the hearing, Anil Soni, on behalf of the Centre, told the court that it was not obligated to provide reasons for decisions and the renewal was denied based on inputs from intelligence agencies.
CPSC has sought quashing of the impugned order of 29 October, by which the application for renewal of registration under FCRA was rejected by the Centre. Its FCRA registration was set to expire on 31 October.
The case will be heard next on 10 January.
Source: http://www.livemint.com/Politics/lP7e8X0zWPORSzkcffHxBO/Delhi-HC-refused-to-pass-interim-order-on-renewal-of-NGO-lic.html
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday submitted in a sealed cover its reasons for not renewing the licence of Centre for Promotion of Social Concerns (CPSC), a charitable trust, under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010.
Delhi high court justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who was hearing the matter, perused the document and held that he would not pass any interim order.
Sanjay Parikh, counsel for CPSC, told the court that the matter was also being heard by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), due to which the high court should not hear it.
This contention was rejected and it was held that an alternative remedy of approaching the NHRC would not preclude the high court from hearing the matter.
During the hearing, Anil Soni, on behalf of the Centre, told the court that it was not obligated to provide reasons for decisions and the renewal was denied based on inputs from intelligence agencies.
CPSC has sought quashing of the impugned order of 29 October, by which the application for renewal of registration under FCRA was rejected by the Centre. Its FCRA registration was set to expire on 31 October.
The case will be heard next on 10 January.
Source: http://www.livemint.com/Politics/lP7e8X0zWPORSzkcffHxBO/Delhi-HC-refused-to-pass-interim-order-on-renewal-of-NGO-lic.html
