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New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) The Delhi High Court Monday granted time to the Centre to place before it the record pertaining to the temporary suspension of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)"s registration for alleged violations of foreign contribution law FCRA.
Justice Rekha Palli, while hearing CHRI"s plea against the suspension, directed that the relevant record be brought to her on a physical hearing day after the senior counsel for the organisation stated that no order of suspension could be passed in the absence of a proceeding for cancellation of registration.
“When you issue a suspension order, there has to be an enquiry.
Get the record.
In suspension, the challenge is very limited,” the judge told the central government counsel and listed the matter for further hearing on October 28.
Central government lawyer Anil Soni stated that at the time of the issuance of the suspension order, a “preliminary enquiry” had already been initiated as a “questionnaire” was sent to the petitioner and its accounts were also being audited.