What happened: due-process concerns raised for Foreign Contribution (Regulation) amendments

A Letters to the Editor submission raises concerns about proposed amendments to India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) framework. The submission argues that the concerns are not limited to the effect on civil society organisations; the deeper issue is whether regulatory power is exercised with adequate due-process safeguards.

The submission accepts that preventing misuse of foreign contributions is a legitimate state goal. However, it contends that certain enforcement measures, including alleged procedural features, can make regulation unfair if they reduce or remove chances to contest adverse decisions.

The submission specifically highlights fairness risks such as:

• automatic forfeiture of assets, and

• denial of a hearing before non-renewal of permissions.

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