Mere possession of permanent registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, does not create a right in favour of an organisation to get the amounts, received from foreign countries, credited to their designated savings bank account, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
The contributions received from abroad are always subject to further clearance by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as per the provisions of the FCR Act, the court made it clear.
Justice K.S. Hemalekha passed the order while rejecting a petition filed in 2014 by Bengaluru-based Manasa Centre for Development and Social Organisation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO).
