No SC relief for NGOs that lost foreign funding licence

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to an pass interim order to protect around 6,000 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) whose registration had been cancelled or declined to be renewed by the Centre under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.

A Bench headed Justice AM Khanwilkar asked these NGOs to make representation to Central government, which would take decision as per law.

The plea filed by Global Peace Initiative, an organization incorporated in Texas, USA, and Dr. K A Paul, founder of the organisation, sought direction to the Centre to extend the validity of registration of those organizations that had failed to apply for renewal of registration, till such time as COVID-19 continues to be a 'notified disaster'.