Delhi HC Allows Greenpeace India To Use Two Of Its Accounts

27 May, New Delhi

The Delhi High Court Wednesday allowed Greenpeace India to use two of its accounts for the purpose of receiving and utilising fresh domestic donations for its day-to-day functioning.

The court said that the government can not choke the NGO of their funds. It also allowed the organisation to liquidate its fixed deposits. Justice Rajiv Shakdher said the deposits and fresh donations should be used for its aims and objectives and in accordance with law.

The court said that the source of the fixed deposits could be determined by the government in the course of its probe. It directed the government to decide within eight weeks the NGO’s application under Rule 14 of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules(FCRR).

The court also pulled up banks for not following court’s earlier direction to allow Greenpeace to access its accounts.

The government had cancelled Greenpeace’s registration under Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA) on grounds of allegedly violating the norms by opening five accounts to use foreign donations without informing concerned authorities