<p>New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the Centre on a petition by NGO Environics Trust challenging its order cancelling its registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).</p><p>Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to the central government and asked it to file a reply to the petition within four weeks.</p><p>"The petitioner has approached this court challenging an order dated March 4, 2024 cancelling the registration under FCRA. Issue Notice. Reply be filed in four weeks," the judge said.</p><p>Senior counsel, appearing for the petitioner, said the cancellation order was passed by the Centre without hearing the NGO.</p><p>"They have to give us a personal hearing before they pass the order of cancellation. There was no hearing given to us. For that every ground this order has to go," he said.</p><p>He also urged the court to permit it to utilise the amount lying in its accounts for payment of salaries to its employees.</p>.Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licenses of 5 NGOs revoked by Home Ministry.<p>The Central government counsel said the writ petition was not maintainable as there was another remedy of appeal available to the petitioner.</p><p>The court listed the matter for hearing on May 10, saying the question of interim relief would be considered on that day.</p><p>The CBI has registered an FIR against Environics Trust in January for alleged violations of provisions and objects of FCRA in several bank transfers carried out in 2018.</p><p>According to the CBI, Environics Trust had allegedly transferred Rs 1,250 each in the bank accounts of 711 people on November 15, 2020, for distribution among Amphan cyclone-affected people in Odisha but actually the payments were made to protestors for JSW agitation at Dhinkia, Odisha.</p><p>The agency has also cited alleged association of the Trust with Adivasi activist Deme Oram, who was arrested by the Rourkela Police for rioting and unlawful assembly.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the Centre on a petition by NGO Environics Trust challenging its order cancelling its registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).</p><p>Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to the central government and asked it to file a reply to the petition within four weeks.</p><p>"The petitioner has approached this court challenging an order dated March 4, 2024 cancelling the registration under FCRA. Issue Notice. Reply be filed in four weeks," the judge said.</p><p>Senior counsel, appearing for the petitioner, said the cancellation order was passed by the Centre without hearing the NGO.</p><p>"They have to give us a personal hearing before they pass the order of cancellation. There was no hearing given to us. For that every ground this order has to go," he said.</p><p>He also urged the court to permit it to utilise the amount lying in its accounts for payment of salaries to its employees.</p>.Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licenses of 5 NGOs revoked by Home Ministry.<p>The Central government counsel said the writ petition was not maintainable as there was another remedy of appeal available to the petitioner.</p><p>The court listed the matter for hearing on May 10, saying the question of interim relief would be considered on that day.</p><p>The CBI has registered an FIR against Environics Trust in January for alleged violations of provisions and objects of FCRA in several bank transfers carried out in 2018.</p><p>According to the CBI, Environics Trust had allegedly transferred Rs 1,250 each in the bank accounts of 711 people on November 15, 2020, for distribution among Amphan cyclone-affected people in Odisha but actually the payments were made to protestors for JSW agitation at Dhinkia, Odisha.</p><p>The agency has also cited alleged association of the Trust with Adivasi activist Deme Oram, who was arrested by the Rourkela Police for rioting and unlawful assembly.</p>