Tamil NaduThursday, 8 October 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Madras HC on FCRA: religious conversion groups can be denied registration
The Madras High Court held that organisations engaged in religious conversion can be denied FCRA registration under the 2010 law.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On October 2026, a Division Bench of the Madras High Court at Madurai held in the Kanzeon Public Charitable Trust case that organisations engaged in converting people from one religion to another can be denied registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.
Key specifics
- The case involved Kanzeon Public Charitable Trust, Kodaikanal, in Dindigul district.
- The trust was founded in 2021 and had applied under Sections 11 and 12 of the FCRA, 2010.
- Rule 9 of the FCR Rules, 2011 requires application in Form FC-3A.
- The bench referred to Section 12 of the FCRA, which bars an unregistered religious organisation from accepting foreign contributions.
- Justices G.R. Swaminathan and M.D. Sumathi said an organisation must clearly disclose its nature while seeking FCRA registration.
Exam lens
Polity and law question type: FCRA provisions, court ruling, and registration conditions. TNPSC may ask about FCRA 2010, Rule 9 of FCR Rules 2011, Form FC-3A, and the Madurai Bench decision on religious organisations.