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W.P.1615/2010

SAKT V/S SECY., UNION OF INDIA & 3 OTHERS

 

Relief Sought :  Petition under section 151 of CPC praying the High Court to Stay further investigation and inquiry into utilization of the funds received by the petitioner organization under the FCRA Act, 1976 by the respondents, pending W.P. No. 3737 of 2001 on the file of the High Court.,

Relief Granted: The allegations made against the petitioner herein may attract section 14 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short ‘the Act). Section 14 of the Act confers jurisdiction upon the Central Government to authorize such Gazetted Officer holding a Group-A post as it may political party, person, organisation or association as the case may be if the Central government has reasons to be recorded in writing to suspect that any provisions of the act have been contravened by such political party or organization. Admittedly

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W.P.21919/2009

DASARI CHINA KONDAIAH, PRAKASAM DIST. V/S UNION OF INDIA, NEW DELHI & 4 OTHERS

Relief sought and Granted : The petitioner states that he belongs to Scheduled Tribe.  That he along with other made several representations, the latest being in the month of August, 2009, requesting the respondents to identify, conduct a survey, notify the community and their customary and traditional rights as per Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act, 2006, and it is his grievance that till date no action thereon had been taken.  Hence, he seeks appropriate directions.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Solicitor General for the Central Government, learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare, the learned Government Pleader for GAD and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, and all of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions:

The respondents are directed to consider the representation, said to have been made by the petitioner and others for identifying and recognizing their customary and traditional rights as per the provisions of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act, 2006, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law.

Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.  No costs.

 

Disposed On : 14-Oct-2009

 

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