JUDGMENT :

L. Nageswara Rao. J.

The Appellant filed a Writ Petition in the High Court of Delhi for a declaration that Sections 5 (1) and 5 (4) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') and Rules 3 (i), 3 (v) and 3 (vi) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Rules'), are violative of Articles 14, 19 (1) (a), 19 (1) (c) and 21 of the Constitution of India. The High Court dismissed the Writ Petition, aggrieved by which this appeal has been filed. The Appellant is a registered society involved in resisting globalization, combating communalism and defending democracy. In the Writ Petition filed before the High Court, the Appellant-organisation stated that it firmly believes in a secular and peaceful social order and opposes communalism and the targeted attacks on the lives and rights of people including religious minorities. Several activities of the Appellant-organisation in the interest of the society have been referred to in the Writ Petition. The power conferred by the Act on the Central Government to declare an organisation to be an organisation of a political nature under Section 5 (1) of