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Kerala HC sets aside Centre’s refusal to renew FCRA certificates of two NGOs
['Telangana Today']
Telangana Today
The Kerala High Court has set aside the Centre’s refusal to renew FCRA certificates of two NGOs accused of funding the Vizhinjam protests. Kochi: The Kerala High Court has set aside the Centre’s decision not to renew the FCRA certificates of two NGOs, accused by central agencies of funding agitations against the Vizhinjam sea port, saying that financial support to a protest cannot be seen as diversion of foreign funds. The High Court said that the right to protest is guaranteed under the Constitution and therefore, financial support to protesters cannot be seen as a diversion of foreign funds for an undesirable purpose or against public interest, tantamounting to violation of any provision in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).