"Govt. Failed To Take More Active Approach": Delhi HC Allows CHRI To Utilize 25% Of Its Foreign Contribution To Pay Salaries To Staff

The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative to utilize 25% of the amounts lying in its custody as Foreign Contribution to meet its expenses towards payment of salaries of its employees and other personnel engaged by them in any project.The Bench of Justice Rekha Palli allowed the request of CHRI considering that grant of such permission would not, in. The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative to utilize 25% of the amounts lying in its custody as Foreign Contribution to meet its expenses towards payment of salaries of its employees and other personnel engaged by them in any project. Since the suspension also had the effect of freezing the petitioner's receipt and utilization bank accounts, thus, it sent a representation to the Central Government seeking interim permission to utilize a portion of the foreign contribution lying in its custody in order to pay salaries and meet its operational expenses. Further, allowing CHRI to utilize 25% of its Foreign Contribtuin, the Court observed: "Given that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown most of our citizens in the throes of financial hardship and personal losses, it is a matter of deep concern that the Government has failed to take a more active approach for addressing the issues raised by the petitioner in the interim application."