Hindustan Times ·
Delhi HC declines Centre’s appeal over ₹20 lakh release to CHRI, seeks fresh plea
The Delhi HC asked the Centre to seek vacation of the interim order directing release of ₹20 lakh from the reserved funds of CHRI, whose FCRA registration was cancelled.
The Delhi high court on Thursday declined to entertain the Centre’s appeal against an order directing it to release ₹20 lakh from the reserved funds of NGO Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), whose registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) was cancelled, and asked the government to seek vacation of the order through an application within a week.
The Union home ministry had cancelled the NGO’s certificate of registration on September 12, 2024, citing utilisation of foreign contributions abroad, the depositing of purported fees into the FCRA account, and mismatches in opening balances for the periods 2013-14 and 2018-19. The development bars CHRI from receiving foreign funding.
