July 14, 2016 7:39 AM

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No tribunal needed to enforce FCRA, current system robust: Govt

The Centre has told Delhi High Court that the government has a "robust and efficient" system to implement the foreign contributions regulations law as it has already imposed penalties, frozen accounts and referred to the CBI and state police several NGOs for violations. <br/><br/>The government in its affidavit filed before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said there was no need for any tribunal or body for enforcement of<br/>the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. <br/><br/>It said doing so would be a wastage of precious resources in terms of money<br/>and man power, both of judiciary as of executive.<br/><br/><br/>The submissions were made in response to a PIL by an NGO, seeking creation of an independent body to implement the FCRA on grounds that conflict of interest hampered implementation of its provisions by the government. The petitioner said that political parties which allegedly violate this law were part of the ruling establishments sometime or the other.

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