IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Krishnan Ramasamy, J
Cheshire Homes India Chennai Unit – Appellant
Versus
Ministry of Home Affairs – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of representation by counsel. (Para 1) |
| 2. petition filed for withdrawal of fcra funds. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. respondent's arguments on cancellation of registration. (Para 4 , 9) |
| 4. court observations on statutory obligations. (Para 5 , 6 , 10) |
| 5. final dismissal of the writ petition. (Para 11) |
Order
Heard Mr.Rahul Unnikrishnan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.R.Sakthivel, learned Senior Panel Counsel for the first respondent.
2. This Writ Petition is filed seeking for the following prayer:- For issuance of a mandamus directing the first respondent to permit the petitioner to withdraw all the funds from its FCRA Account No.455005228 with the Sait Colony, Egmore branch of Indian Bank.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner’s FCRA licence was cancelled on 23.07.2012 on the ground that the petitioner failed to file Annual Returns for the FYs 2006-07 and 2007-08; that though the petitioner filed application seeking for restoration of their FCRA registration, the same were rejected in terms of Section 12(4) (a) (vii)
of FCRA, 2010.
3.1 The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that MHA vide circular dated 12.05.2017, i
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