High Court of Bombay · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
FCRA-compliance records with MHA: §4(1)(b) disclosure (registration, cancellation, aggregate donor data).
| Court | High Court of Bombay |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2021-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | RTI applicant |
| Respondent | MHA |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
MHA FCRA compliance records, including NGO-specific registrations and cancellations, are §4(1)(b) material.
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) compliance records held by Ministry of Home Affairs — NGO registrations granted, renewed, cancelled; aggregate foreign-donor statistics; utilisation-return summaries — are §4(1)(b) material. Individual NGO FC-4 returns are disclosable subject to narrow §8(1)(d) commercial carve-outs.
FCRA, Bombay HC, MHA, NGO
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