Supreme Court of India · 2022-04-08
NOEL HARPER vs UNION OF INDIA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2021/10824
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- NOEL HARPER
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.T. RAVIKUMAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the amendments made to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, through the 2020 Amendment Act. The court found that the amendments, particularly Sections 7, 12(1A), 12A, and 17(1), were arbitrary and unreasonable, infringing upon the fundamental rights of the petitioners under Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution. Consequently, the court ruled in favor of the petitioners, declaring the amendments unconstitutional.