Kya hua
Madras High Court ki Madurai Bench ne dharm badalne wale religious organisations ko FCRA registration dene se mana kar diya, aur Section 12(4)(a)(ii) FCRA ka hawala diya.
Mujhe kya farq padta hai
Ab kisi bhi religious organisation ko FCRA registration nahi milega jiska kaam dharm badalwana hai, aur ye rule sabhi dharmon par ek saman laagu hoga.
Yaad rakh
Dharm badalne par focus karne wale religious trusts — chahe wo Christian hon, Hindu hon ya kuch aur — Madras High Court ke is faisle ke baad FCRA registration nahi le sakte.
Aur context aur kis par asar
Justices G R Swaminathan aur M D Sumathi ki ek Division Bench ne Zen Buddhism ko Mahayana school ka hi ek roop maana, aur Kodaikanal ke Kanzeon Public Charitable Trust ki application ko reject kar diya — jise 2021 mein Rev Fr Ama Samy S J ne shuru kiya tha aur November 2025 mein reject kar diya gaya tha.
Court ne religious institutions aur cultural-educational bodies ke beech fark kiya jo structured classes ke through Vedanta, Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Yoga aur IKS padhate hain, aur kaha ki inko religious classify nahi kiya ja sakta.
Noel Harper v. UOI (2023) ka hawala dete hue, bench ne kaha ki FCRA registration ek privilege hai, koi haq nahi, aur Ghar Wapsi karne wale organisations bhi iske liye ineligible hain.
- Case
- CMA(MD) No. 1057 of 2026 Kanzeon Public Charitable Trust v. Union of India, Madurai BenchMadras High Court (Courtbook)
- Date
- 6 October 2026 Faisla 06.10.2026 ko sunaya gaya, 01.10.2026 ko reserve kiya gaya thaMadras High Court (Courtbook)
- Legal basis
- Section 12(4)(a)(ii) FCRA Specifically ek religious faith se doosre mein conversion ka hawala deta hai; sabhi religious organisations par laagu hota haiMadras High Court (Courtbook)
Legal framework
Is ruling se yeh clear ho gaya hai ki FCRA registration ek privilege hai, koi haq nahi, aur Section 12(4)(a)(ii) ke tehat conversion par laga ban sabhi religious organisations par unke dharm ki parwah kiye bina ek saman laagu hota hai.
Legal Professionals
Ab dharm badalne wale kisi bhi religious organisation ko FCRA registration nahi milega, jisse sabhi dharmon ke liye ek uniform standard set ho gaya hai.
General Public
Foreign donations par depend karne wale faith-based trusts aur NGOs ko registration se mana kiya ja sakta hai agar unki activities mein religious conversion shaamil hai.
ReportingThe Times of India ↗Madras High Court (Courtbook) ↗
Sources aur jaanch2 sources · 4 daave
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- The Times of IndiaReporting
No FCRA for outfits engaged in conversions, rules Madras high court ↗
Publish hua Oct 7, 2026 · Dekha gaya Oct 8, 2026 - Madras High Court (Courtbook)Filing
Kanzeon Public Charitable Trust v. Union of India, CMA(MD) No. 1057 of 2026 ↗
Publish hua Oct 6, 2026 · Dekha gaya Oct 8, 2026
Daave aur unke sources
Madras High Court ne rule diya hai ki jo religious organisations ek dharm ke logon ko doosre dharm mein badalte hain, unhe FCRA registration nahi diya jayega.
Kodaikanal ke Kanzeon Public Charitable Trust, jise 2021 mein Rev Fr Ama Samy S J ne shuru kiya tha, ne FCRA registration ke liye apply kiya tha jise November 2025 mein reject kar diya gaya tha.
Bench ne Zen Buddhism ko Mahayana Buddhist School ka variant classify kiya, jisse wo trust ek religious organisation ban gaya jo FCRA ke liye ineligible hai.
Supreme Court ne Noel Harper v. UOI (2023) mein kaha tha ki foreign donations accept karne ka koi vested right nahi hai; FCRA registration ek privilege hai, koi haq nahi.
