Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis move comes in the background of a petition filed by the\nIndian Social Action Forum (INSAF) challenging certain provisions of the\nForeign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 and the Foreign Contribution\n(Regulation) Rules of 2011. Section 5(1) of the FCRA was challenged for being\nvague as it allowed the Centre to decide freely whether a seemingly\nnon-political organisation was actually political in nature. The Court said\nthat the provision was expansive and not vague. Section 5(4) of the FCRA was\nalso questioned as it did not exactly identify the authority before which an\norganisation could represent its grievance. This contention was dismissed by\nthe apex court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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