Greenpeace India Society, one of the largest Non-Governmental Organisations operating in India, got a respite on Friday with the Madras High Court staying the Tamil Nadu Government’s action cancelling it’s registration following charges of financial irregularities and falsification of accounts.
Justice MM Sundresh, hearing the writ petition filed by Greenpeace Indian Society, gave the stay order when the petition came up for hearing on Friday, according to Hofeeza Merchant, spokesman of the society. “The judge said that the stay is unconditional and hence will be in operation till the final disposal of the case filed by us,” he said. The stay will help Greenpeace Society to resume its activities all over India.
Interestingly , it was on a Friday (November 6, 2015), the registration department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued orders cancelling the registration of the society following its findings that Greenpeace has committed financial irregularities to the tune of `13.29 crore. According to the district registrar U Shunmugasundaram, the Greenpeace India Society had falsified its accounts to the tune of `13.29 crore during the period 2004 to 2014.Though the society received crores of rupees as funds from
foreign countries, it did not furnish the original amount in the statement submitted to the registrar of societies.