India, May 26 -- The Bombay High Court recently quashed an order of the Union home ministry, which had refused to grant an NGO registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA), observing that the ministry must cite reasons for refusing such permission.

The Kolhapur bench of the court was hearing a petition filed by the Pandharpur-based Prabha Hira Pratishthan (PHP). The NGO has been running the Palawi project in villages across Maharashtra, working with HIV+ children, orphans and destitute women, said its secretary, Dimple Ghadge. PHP had moved court challenging an order passed by the FCRA Wing of the home ministry on August 18, 2025, turning down the NGO's application for registration under FCRA.

A division ben...