Corporate Law : NGOs receiving foreign contributions must comply with registration, banking, governance, reporting, and utilization requirements u...
Fema / RBI : The new Rules tighten compliance for NGOs through activity-specific registration, stricter disclosures, financial conditions, and ...
Corporate Law : This guide explains how technical and procedural FCRA violations can be settled through compounding before prosecution is initiate...
Corporate Law : The guide explains that rental income derived from a property created using foreign contribution is itself foreign contribution an...
Corporate Law : The guide explains why NGOs, trusts, and Section 8 companies must obtain FCRA approval before accepting foreign contributions. It ...
Corporate Law : CBI registers a case against a Delhi-based private company and its Director for alleged violations of FCRA provisions, involving u...
Company Law : List of agencies of the United Nations, and other international agencies and organizations notified by the Central Government to b...
Corporate Law : During preceding 3 years (2019, 2020, 2021) registration certificates of 1811 number of Associations have been cancelled under the...
Corporate Law : A case was registered against 36 accused including 7 public servants of FCRA Division of MHA & NIC and middlemen, representatives ...
Corporate Law : MHA did not freeze bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity (MoC) State Bank of India informed that Missionaries of Charity itse...
Income Tax : The court held that valid registration under income-tax law is a relevant factor under FCRA and cannot be ignored. Failure to cons...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court has set aside a tax department notice to cancel a foundation's tax registration, ruling it was premature while an...
Income Tax : ITAT reinstates 80G approval for Tiger Research and Conservation Trust, highlighting its compliance with fund utilization and its ...
Corporate Law : Noel Harper & Ors Vs Union of India (Supreme Court of India) Sub-Whether amendment made to Section 7, 12(1A),12A and 17(1) of ...
Fema / RBI : Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Vs Union of India (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court upheld the decision of Centre to suspen...
Corporate Law : The notification updates compounding amounts for key FCRA violations, including excess administrative expenses, speculative invest...
Corporate Law : MHA advises FCRA registered associations to submit renewal applications at least four months before expiry, warning that late subm...
Corporate Law : Ministry of Home Affairs extends FCRA registration validity for certain entities with pending renewal applications or expiring bet...
Corporate Law : India's Ministry of Home Affairs updates FCRA Rules 2011, introducing revised documentation for foreign contribution registration,...
Corporate Law : MHA permits NGOs with expired FCRA registration to pay compounding penalties and fees from their FCRA account via online portal; o...
Learn about FCRA registration eligibility and required documents. Find out how charitable trusts and societies can receive foreign contributions legally.
A case was registered against 36 accused including 7 public servants of FCRA Division of MHA & NIC and middlemen, representatives of various NGOs on the allegations that some officials of FCRA Division in conspiracy with the promoters/ representatives of different NGOs, middlemen, were indulging in corrupt activities for getting backdoor FCRA registration/ renewal to NGOs illegally with an object to continue receiving donations despite not fulfilling the prescribed norms.
The Apex Court recognized that owing to high volume of inflow of foreign contribution and large-scale improper utilisation and misappropriation of foreign contribution, it was necessary for the Parliament to introduce the Amendment Act, to ensure proper receipt and utilization of foreign funds in accordance with the approval.
Noel Harper & Ors Vs Union of India (Supreme Court of India) Sub-Whether amendment made to Section 7, 12(1A),12A and 17(1) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 are manifestly arbitrary, unreasonable and imprinting upon the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioners under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution. SC declare that the amended […]
Central Government extends the time for submission/uploading of online annual returns (Form FC-4 with scanned copies of income and expenditure statement, receipt and payment account and balance sheet) under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011 for the year 2020-21 up to 30th June, 2022. As per rule 17 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011, every person who receives […]
The validity of FCRA registration certificates of such entities whose validity was extended till 31.03.2022 in terms of the Public Notice dated 31St December, 2021 and whose renewal application is pending will stand extended till 30.06.2022 or till the date of disposal of renewal application, whichever is earlier.
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010 ‘FCRA‘, FCRA is enacted by the parliament, to consolidate the law to regulate the transaction of foreign contribution by the individuals or associations, or companies and also to prohibit acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution for any activities against the national interest. The main purpose of this act is to […]
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Vs Union of India (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court upheld the decision of Centre to suspend FCRA registration of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative for alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA, 2010). Impugned order records the following violations of the FCRA, 2010: i. The activities / projects […]
Introduction: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 is an act of parliament of India, by the 42th Act of 2010. It is a consolidated act whose scope is to regulate the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or association or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilization of foreign […]
An association/person, having a definite cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programme may accept foreign contribution by obtaining a certificate of FCRA registration from the Central Government. The association applying for FCRA registration – ♦ Must be a society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 or a trust registered under Indian Trusts Act, 1882 or […]
