Rev.v.Thomas v. THe Director
Case brief
What is this about?
FCRA registration application rejection quashed; non-speaking order; no personal hearing; natural justice; Sections 12(4)(b) and 12(4)(f)(iii) FCRA 2010; File No.6700682025; remand for fresh consideration and speaking order; Madras High Court WP No. 5728 of 2026; P.T. Asha J.; 19-02-2026; petitioner Rev.V.Thomas / charitable trust running St. Joseph Hospice ('Light for the Blind'); respondents include Director FCRA Wing MHA, Union of India, TN Social Welfare Department, District Collectors Kancheepuram and Dindigul.
What did the court decide?
Impugned FCRA rejection order quashed; matter remanded to the 1st respondent (Director, FCRA Wing, MHA) to consider the petitioner's application afresh after affording a personal hearing, providing all documents relied upon, and passing a speaking order in the manner known to law; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (WMP No. 6237 of 2026) closed.