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W"P(c)" No. 774 OF 2015
IN THE MATTER OF:
PRIYA PARAMESWARAN PILLAI PETITION.DR
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & QTHERS .....RFSPONDENTS
SHORT AFFIDAVIT ON BEHALF'Of'neSpONDeWl [email protected]
I, Anand Joshi, aged about 4$ ygars, soo of Shr:i'
,,4.. L. Joshi, Religign- Hindu, q '8. Sc.
(HqnE.) Geolory re$iCsirt of 4P
In{irap\ararn, Gaaiabad ff.n)
affirrn and state that the ciepongnt pq$t9d
as Vnder $ecretary (MY), Fgrsigners Divisio;e(F'CRA
Wing), Ilinistry af lir;rne Affairs, GQvernment q1 india,
NDQC-ll Building, Jad Singh RQad, New Delhi and is
authprized and well conversant with thq facts and
circumstances of the present case a$ per available
office record$, during the ordinary Q9urge of rny of{ipia]
duty and gs such I am Qornpetqnt tQ $wQar the present
.A.ffidavit.
A. That I have read flnd understoQd the contentp of the
present affidavit. The contgntS thereqf 6re trUg and no
part qf it is falEe and ngthing' rnaterifli has bppn
concealed there from.
K"WI:i'o\//n+ -^.st.,"nfi ,4q" *:r",;;' *o':';",,1* l,
i-"\ittl*:t"'I\orrr**o?)y'
B. That ii is submitted that the contents of the Writ
Petition that have net been qpecifically admitted here
rf,nder mal/ kindly be deqrned ta have been ,,traversed
and {enied. The respondents qrave the leave of this
HonblE Court !9 file a shert affidavit gn merit, ,.. p.,
the qrder$ & directions of thiq FJpnrble Q9urt.
MO$T RESPE TF'VI,LY $UBMITTED:
1. That the Qutsgt the deponent denies paeh And every
averrnen! made in ttrrp writ Fetitign $AVe and exqept whst
has been Epggificatly adrnitted herein belpw. The aqtion.
taken by the irnmigration qfficifl,l was a$ per Frgcedure
and bonafide. Il is submitted that the petitigner is not
ffintit1edforqnyre1iefaSpray9dinthewritpetitioir.That/:o*" ^ci\r
'Q\(.,+ ,,o.{,Yio-o,
$e wrlt petitior-r filed by the petitionqr is devoid gf q.ny
A 'l*$)llt'q{f .ffe"its and. is liabte to be dipmisspd.F" ;'$^u'' ,.V
2. Thp.t en 11.Q1.?015 at about 0500 ht$, thg p.rqqent
petitipner Friya Pqrarneswaran Pillai (Nafionahly-Inflian,
DQB: 13.03 .Ig77 & $ex-F qrnals; lrqlder 9f Indiarr
Pa$$pert Ng. Q4i3$783 approached imrnigrgFpn chqqk
pa$t at Indira Gandhi Internatipnal .AirpQrt, New DeihinA/< .r-
,'/ A* (IGL{.). $he was intending tp bqard fliglrt N9. AI'115 fgr
3" That while eonducting rqutine checks the iinmigration
officials at the IGI Air.port, Nev., Deihi learnt that the
petitioner Priya Parameswaran Pillai is an LOC SuSject
No, 44S63IIi
dated 10.10.20i4.
A numbered LOC was opened by Assistant Dir:ector, IB
regarding Priya Parameswaran Pillai on 10. O 1 .20 1 5 to:
"prevent her frorn leaving India since she was gaing ta
project the image of Indian Governrne
International 1evel". LOC is a secret docurnent
ema::.ating from a sec=*l3F base of IB and cAnnpt pel
shared. since the content, nature and data strue.ture. of
this data base is of huge interest to agencies inimical to
India's national interest. AImost all countries have
provisions like the LOC, termed as Ng_ IiV, !:i in
western countries, which are classified as secret,
as per LOC text, action to be taken on detection
That as per
of the LOC,
4.
{C,ornnxs}
r::";siijf' * o.,l\"{l';1li:-o -69:_io.rtr)\..0?
1'\5g .i""i:',ti;3;'""t\l/
mentioned as "PREVEwf SUA.IUCT FROM LEAVING.
\*u,r,"nc"'"j);)/4wna AND 1FJGINATOR BE IIIF)RMED'. The originator-\J;=rr-
of the said LOC is/was , Joint nirectorj Inteiligencqi .." .-; ,
Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Government qf
India.
the instructions/directions of the originater
the present petitioner Priya Parame;waral:-r
negativel
6.
1 1 "Q 1 .2Q 15 and was not allowed to leave indip, ThE
orisinatal of the LQC was duly infqrmed:='--1=:-
7 . That the LOC of petitiQner Priya Parameswaran PitrlBi
was opened in accordance \Mith the directigns of MHA
issued vide office lviemorandum No. 25A16 l3I l2o rQ-
r!#-'-_l
Imm dated PZ.LO.2O1O ''in the light of directions d4'ted
26.07 .10 and 1 1.08.2010 passed by, Honble ,High court
of Delhi in writ Fetition (civiljlg: _19-1_?l_"r
2oQe titlQd
shri_y"@.Jrun"."{lg{l*" )Lllgl'INo. 1315/2008 titled Sulper Singh- S-g'lkan Vs. ASEtf ''
Director & others and Crl. Ref. 1 120o6-Court on'its Own----*"-
---L--#F-
Motion Re: state vs. Gurnek singh etc. respecti.veiy. The
O.M. dated 27.tO.2A10 is enctrosed as Ann€xure'R-l.
That LOCs are issued on two counts.' Fi{;tly, byc)
investigating agencies when a person is involved in*'-^----(,)
, crimel'lSecondly, by Tthet security agencies including-...-.---
..a)-'. . \:,, jj ;,'t:: i.. "!\i?S' .'o,,p1telligence Bureau (lB) when activities of an individual
8.
.tt+1' -'u,-ITlteIIIgeIICg lftllCaL{ llDl wr,I 4r r^'u^"ts6*-;., ,.1.. .ii ,./,. u
/,'t'o -t''.-'t ) it ,ll,,:'' , , i'''i'), .. ard found to be prejudicial to the nall '., :' :.ii..,..ii:.'t'., ..-.:' .'ti.'
\, ., "',u ''9.,,,,,.4x"at the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has been issuing LOCs',
for the last several decades for various reasons' all Af.
which pertain to concerns regarding national secYlitv.
The securitJr situation in India is threatened by the
\nl tb, { f):activities of ' militants, secessionists! insurgents and
other elements'' acting against nationai interepJ,
I
2n lh.WAFn
10. That Passports are issued by Government of india to
individuals pernritting them to travei abroad after
obtaining valid visa. However, if the purpose of the
specific journey is found to be with tlre obje_ctive gf
carrying out activities, which would harm the overCl
national interest of the country or create $trgjps in
continued to freely travel ad.
12. That the preserrt petitioner Priya parameswaran pillai
was travelling to uK to depose before a formal committee
of the UK Parliament with the clearly defined motive of
carrf ing out a campaign against the Government Af
India in order to impact lndia's image abroad, at a tirne
friendiy relations of India with another country, he/,she
'h otl is prevented from undertaking that specilic joUrney.
That the present petitioner priyra pararneswaran
Pillai has travelled abroad, oq ,8 sglqEions (during
January 2OO7 - June 2OI2; to UK, Srnitzerland,
Netherlands, Nepal, Bangladesh and Thailandj and was
f"T:'ker pre:ented as she was not known to b",
f- -X,l;$[ii^ 6$'uui,rg with any specific anti-rndia agenda"
e ^ gtt.;X;i"".#/*iiariy, other Greenpeace rndia activists have
11.
$;:-'.n1
when India is looking forward to foreign direct
inve s tments in I ndia's infrastructure .and gg:l"q_Uftt .g
secter.
--*13. That Greenpeace
Netherlands, has
internS.tiqnal, headqr:arlered in:
gerne tq Tth., during 1l1s last
the
few
years, tp be fqcUsed qn India'$ energr plans, suspected
to be at the behqst of foreigrt interegts inirnical to the
overall natiqnal interest of India.
14. That Gregnpqace- Intqrnational'$ --Y1
of{ice has taken
very keen interest in oro*oilr:* the growth of
Greenpeace India's ground-level protests. 13 gf
Greenpeace International's foreign activists have been
noticed to be closely involved in Gr,eenpeace Ind.ia
activities (9 UK, 3 USA and 1 Australian nationality).
15. Thdfffithein have been black-iisted as their activities(
\_-_-//were found to be in violation of visa rules and they were
16.
nd to be training, motivating and organising'
npeace India's activists to create field leve1 protestq
ar thermal plant and coal mine locations, apart from
other activities that would damage India's ( enerry
security interestsJ:
That the Income Tax Department has also found lhat
both of Greenpeace India's NGOs, namely Greenp.eaQe
India Society and Greenpeace Environment Trust, werel
in violation of the Income Tax Act and were issUed
{:;mgWffik;,)lo,*,1;gP
keeping with
deeds.
the objectives provide-d in the registratiQn
L7 . That the main objective of Greenpeace's foreign and
Indian activists has been'to step up agitations in coa-i-
produciing regionq and at tlrenmal plant locations.
Gregnpeace India's fir$t major effont at 'prQteEt q,reation'
was al Mehgarr, $lglati distript (Madhve Pradesh)
agaln$t * 1=?00 MW Th*t* Pl t. In ry\2,it created a
fnsnt enti{y cailed Mahaan $angharsh $erniti (MSS),
t"dLj, and psstq4 Priya P+llai there to qrganise the
vi1lq.ggrs
18. That $ingrsuli wa$ ckroqsn by a grsup of an$e?glg]_q!9]
NGOs, including Greenpeace Intqrnati?tta], 4t an'
international cqal otratery qonference in r,luly ?QJ-Z in
Turkey. It was qhoq,en sinqe it i9 thg heart of India's.f.-
t*al enerpi Bragranime and prpvides Tal fpr 15,QQQ
IffiiA plans tq expand its power prodrl$
*'!q+;:"d that region by alother 15,0QQ Mw.
That ail prpt$legtil'rlies of Sreenpeace India and MSS
were funded almost entirely (more than ?|e/o) by
Greenpeaee Internptianal. Pttye Pararnqswaf,A1r RillAi
acting fpr and qn behalf pf GreenpqAce Ipdi? (fup9 4 hY
,AAY
GrEenpesqg Intennational) proceeO
. , rr- ^ r,r^1-^^; ^-^^ ",L'ink'lar{ tn ris'ir,ro leVelS Of
20,
order situatiqns arose on multiile o_c-9195ns' Thes.e'w€re
dealt with by the local pgy and such situsliQ't*
included preventing government officials access to the
allocated afea.
That Greenpeace International's funding pattern in itself
raises suspicion. It claims that it does not receive funds
from Governments or Coqporations, but cpllect$
donations in sgal_l, -?mounts froqlm:llli-onp of national-p+%*-:
l
from various countries. This form of funding is ep,gqqq,
not available for scrutiny and is contrary tp the
tleltpg-.-t9v lhqv'' !r 4po:l _?11 g4ro_i: .?!rrig:9.94,
global donors and NGOs. For this reason, intelligence
agencies keep a close wq[|_99 t1139!:lt_t:f of NGos
such as Greenpeace.
2L That FCRA registration has been provided ta
.':t:it:t:i::l\,;"i]:.n,:rt:,fi"."approximately 45,000 NGOs by MHA and almost all of:r .. '.i:', --
'\,, t)
'eeiy since the# a4hlglg-lo
loca1 laws such as IPC, CrPC and FCRA. Greenpeace has
been found to have violated several such provisions and
was therefore piaced under close scrutiny.
22. That Greenpeace India's foreign funding was curtailed
by MHA in 2014 on the basis of a large number of
specific inteliigeirce inputs. The inputs had included a
comprehensive list of Greenpeace's plans to 'tak_e-dr9-YR'
I tn nnn r rrrt ^t --^-^^^l +L^*^'l -rnianf c
p/\J
through foreign funded 'protest creation' activitieg.
These were:
a. Fopr UMPPs (Ultra-Mega Power Projegtsi,
would produce 16000 MW of power, at (i).--**_*_
which
93qq"
\J1rye[MP), (ii) Krishnapatnarn (AP), (iii)
(Maharashtra) and (iv) Sunllggg1h (Odisha).
b. Specific coal-dependant industrial areas, which
would irnpact power production (nearly !5,000 _
MW), ot (i) Mundra (Gujarat), (ii) Korba and
Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), (iii) Jabaipur (MP) and
iiv) vqgnryf_(uP).
c. To organise construction workers l4ffbg4_are,as
of select metropolitan cities in India for hse in itrs
agitations'.
t apart from varied advocacy campaigns against coal
s and thermal plants, Greenpeace has also targeted
Kudankulum (Tamil Nadu) and Fatehabad (Haryana)
nuclear plant sites, genetically modified foods trials and...-j# --=:== ----_-.=-
India's tea export industry,
24. That after MHA action against Greenpeace india'$
foreign funding, Greenpeace Internationalls U.K. offiCe
decided to take up
the twin objectives
the 'cause' of Greenpeace India with
of (a) channelling funds and support
forums in order to
overseas"
adver$ely impact lndiarq irBage
25. That this plan, at first stage, involved funding and
(Priyu
named Mahaan $angharsh Samiti (MSS; ."il"i"ts to UK
during January 12-14, 2OLS in order to meet UK htFs,
Ministers and pressure groi:ps and to address a UK
Parliamentary group. Since the others did pot posse$s--
passports, only Priya Parameswaran Pillai was abig tq
obtain a visa in time to travel.
26. That Friya Parameswaran Pillai's air travel expense$
were met by Greenpeace International's UK office (which
the
/ - ---\she has also admitted). That is 4- violationf'of MHA's
orders, which placed Greenpeace International on the
;91'l;"'r7. That, oo this occasion, there was specific intelligence
that Priya Pillai was going to testifyr before the All
Party Parliamentary Group on Tribal People,, a formal
standing cornmittee of the U.,K. Parliament (whieh
she has admitted to). She had plans to testi,f5r on tht
co-ordinatinq the t of Greenpeace I
alleged violations of forest rights of indigenous tribal
and the manner in which the Governmen-t t t{ allegedly
increased efforts to rob the tribal peopie of their rights,
which is an absolutely false allegation.
28. That this AjS is headed by lvlartin Horwood
29.
(MP/Liberal Demosrat) and cp-chaired br- Virendra
$hsrma (MP/Labour) who is the Chai, of the APPG on
tndp -Fritish relatigns "
:
That national $equrity qenQgrns that qri;e orrt of priya
Fur***ffi'u deppsins before a foreign
Farliansentary Comrnittee ane : -
a. Priya Parameswaran Pitlai is one of the vgry fewj
Indian ac-tivists who heve agreed tp depose
befgre a fornral c,q,mmi-,ttee of + foreigp
Parfiament, whereas gthEr prorninent tndi+n
activists such as Medha Fatkar, PV Rp.1-4ggpal,
Nartdini Sundflr, AdmirAl Ramdag, .Arlma Rp)',
Fraful Bidwai, have never beqn knqwn to have dqne
sp. These activists have reli d 9n all the in+titutiqns
of india'$ vibrant de*oqtaly es puqvtdgd fp
Indjan Qonstitution. They havp pratestgd th,rqugh
'dhq.rna$', fa$ts, rnarehg$, Approaahed Indian: ' -':*:-----:-1'-
Courts at all levels, petitioned the ltate enC qqtrul*-P---t
Ggvernr,nent and its official$ and h,eve er ely
used the print and elgc-tronic medie- tq qaltg t\e! .
b. As expressly stated "core objective of .fgreign pg1iqtr/',
USA, UK and European Governments and
Parliaments have started issuing Rnnudl Reports on
their asses$ments of specific hurnan
violations in various qountries. In these Reports,
qvqntg related to a119ged hun'ran rights viplations are
nqrnstakingly recprdEd and test.iuroniep 9f globai
NGQ$ and think tank qxpertq are re'aorded. In-
persgn testimonies of human rights activists
from the country being reported uBon are
preferred. Qne pf trhe maQt frgquently rQported
uperx tdpic ie reiigigr:ltrggignr, w@t'EL pqgple and/a' indise
itf1qog-t.The US Govt., which has an extra-
tenritoriai law (lnternatipnal Religigirg Frggd,gnn Aqt
1999) provi{es fqr sanQtiong Aga"rngt o 'Qpuntry gf
Particular Qgncern' (QPC). India has been rated at
one ttotch abo"" ti.u CP S
Qpnnmipsien sn International neHgi+up, Fre-edgno in
itujeuiljO14 and thu usjt*tq i3t' R
2Qt4. The Report rnentipns l15i!g in a tis{ pf 19
aF
countriss where it "urg€$ _tpqqfg-_ud ]S_igtattention'. The' UK Parliarnent'p f9r'mal co'mmitte'gs
.+,F- =r
IAPPG;) have begUn tq fpqug qn $irnilaf i$Eu-q$j1llff
in. In UK APPG's Report on, Reli'gilous Fr'eedom''
issued in 2AL4, various alleged v.iolations of+--1r'
religious freedom in India find de-failed merltion'
Simila'r1y, the . Eurorpean SfSqp:"t's -W,orking-
Group Report on Religious Freedqm (February
2OL4l places Ind,ia in the lowest categor5r
(alongside Pakistan) as 'a 'Country of Particular
Concern' (CPC). Within the CPC category, India
was labeled as a "sedous*xiolator-*ol-religgp*..9q
belief'.--8":-:
c. There are indications that the UK Pariiament'$:
APPG Report on Tribal Peoples wili use Priya
Parameswaran Pillai's testimony to rate India qt a
iow level, leaving India open to a potential sanctipn
regime.
The us 1aw gives powers to the us ,President to
issue trade, **u, and investment sanctions against:
CPC countries, which do not "perform" to its
standard.
with regard. to Religious Freedom, Tribal People,,
Indigenous People, Violence Against Women'
Human Trafficking and Dalit Rights, ali reports from
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(
\"t
I
I
various Commissions and countries fggg-gn-.ggqh
other and quote each--o-ther, -th€-rgby ---"lgutittg
e.
f. This APPG Report on Tribal Peoples is expected to /
Jadd to that documentation.
g. The US, UK and EU have cleariy mentioned in COttlI
documents and pronouncements that thesq Reports I
.\are made for the purpose of their being uQed as
I
J"instrurnents of foreign policy".
h. In line with this trend, since 2A06, European
Fariiament has already passed 6 Resolutions
against India on Dalit Rights and one on Viglence
Against women. The content of most Resolutions
indicates that the Govt. of India and Parlialnent
of India have not been able to protect Dalit
Rights or women Rights and call ,for EuroPean
union to factor in this so-called, fact in its trade
negotiations with India and Indian comp,anies.
This is a clear example of the use of human
rights by certain nations/gropps of nations in:
order to forrvard the "core objective of their
foreign policY".
i. The vast documentation created through this wide
international network, has the potential to be used
as a'regulator' or an 'instrument of control' tq
subduelndia'sincreasingstrengthonglobal
platforms. Further, these instruments have hisrr
,, ,- ^ ^L- ^,1.
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,ft i:ll 0iil .'i! r.\i
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30.
..-'lr-.-*€*
''"f"'1t''''t;''.r1',,r\'. '''\'
growth and development, which requires foreign /I
direct investment to create infrastructure and /--J
manufacturing capacity.
j " Theqe ivery instrument$, apart from some others,
have begn used vely recently against Iran, Russia
and North-Kerea, all qf wfrich have had serious
impact en the grgwth rates, well-being and
happiness qf the qiti:enq 9f thepe countries.
/That frpm the abevq, it is cigar that $eme foreign
nB.tiqnq/grouns qf natipns have evolved a system of
varieus 'instryrnpnts of contrQl' aS tpolq to furlhgr their
"cotre objectives of fQreign pqlicy", ma$ked in thg qL?,,,S*6 ofi
-,prctecting civil nights. The intention iq to use these;{'; .. ".
Rep'grts and related doqumsn"tation against talgeted
qeuiitrie$. An imBortant element in creati:$g this
: documentation is the in-psrsgn test:qs.onry{ l.?9al_
activists, which serse$ to add credibility tq theqe :
Reports. Unlike at the United Nations, these Reports
by US, UK & SB do- nqt provide eppcrrtuniW tq the
gsvernrnent of India er the local EmbassylHigh
Commissior.r to reca,rd their epinion e1rd A,re hg,avily
hiased agai4st the targeted country'
31. That the d,ocumentation that would be created by .
Priya Parameswaran Pillai's testimony before the uK :
Parliament's formal committee would have a global
cascading:'effect and serve only the for'eign policy
interest of a fqreign nation. It would lead to a false
and misleading ldepiction Cf India's mapsive efforts
to protect Tribel People',s Riqhts and su'bsequentl5r,
India,s image abroad, especially when Govt. of India
ip inviti:ag foreign businesses to invest in India.
Given that Priya Faramesw+ran Piuai has all
freedsms available un{er the India.n gqnstitution,
her depqsind hefore a foreign Parliamentar){
qqmmittee has been judged :to be p.rejudicial to
tig,nal interest. The LQQ wap iss,,ged q1gt te limit all
fiilo rruudsms, but was focused only on the prepoqed'
activity of her deposing before a foreign Pqrfi.a,ment.
32. That thqre iE suffisient materjal tq ind:isate th4t the
petitiqnqr's intqnded actiQn wa$ prqjudicial to nAti
^ ^ t( jntergst. 3 FIB ?$1
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the egntents of thiq *5g1{3vit are true and cprrect to the beqt of
my knowledge, based 'I3::fT:i:::T1l^-:l nethins -flfi]ffi
r,'6
A**F^u(E- Q|1@ No, 250 16 I 3I l20l 0'ln:in'
venrnent of India
try of liome Affairs
igners Division)
WtJaisahner,House, 26 Mansingn nl1l
New Delhi, the27 October' 2010
%y'n!
Sullject: Issuance of Loo]r Out Circulars (LOC) in respect qf Indian
citizens and fgreigners
Undertheexistingpractice,theissuanceqfLOCsisgovemedbythisMinistry,sietternumbuzsozzttstTS-F.Idated5,g.IgTgandoMnum\er250221201 g8-F'iV date d 2i'12'2000'
7. it has, inter-alla,been stated inihe leterd-ated S'g'fSig of lifl{'{that
'aparl from the Cot uil indi'in the Mini$ry of qoT: Affairs' circulars are
issued by vuious ;;,ilil-roirurging a watch on anival/departure of
Indians and foreigners, These uutrroriti.i inciude the,Minisrry olfxtelf
Affairs, tt, crrtoo, J';pi i;;;; Tax f enanrnenrs, Directorale of Revenue
Intelligence, Centrai durruu of Investigation, I1,:To1: X'egional Passpotl
Office::s; poiice dJ;;il, in uurloo.r Sf,tes, etc.' It has further been stated
that ,unless othetwise specified io tftt *ooing eircUlar itself' ths sirculars
issued by urry or ti* uuious authorities specifi"ed above will be regaided as
invalid if it is *orc ttt* one Year ola uod the card rvili be'wet&l:iLY
thefuture,itisconsideredtiratwheneveranyar:tirorityissuesawarnmgcircular to the immigation authoritig!, ttt, period of
,vaiidity should be
clearly specified in-tf,, .ir.ular. if ,rrlr it not don., the circuiar will be
consideredtobevalidonlyfor"pnioaofoneyeartromtiiedateofissueand a rvatch will be mai*uin.a bi the ;e;;on .*..*ed at tbe immigration
check posts only for.that period"
i ,n. OM dated 27 '12'20000f rvftr't31':t'i,il'^:tens re3:r1'd 1o !:
taken for opening an LOC io. "'p'J-of
'un lnditn citizen' It has been
mentioned in the said oM rhat,the r.qu.riior opening l LOC tL tttqO:f
an Indian citizen is required to.9e palelo altr tire Imnrigration Check Posts
(tcp) in th. .ouoti'il;qr:*:b.d profonna. It has furrher been stated that
,the request for openiog orroc *ur, i*rrirbly be issued wjth the approval
of an offrcer nor beloi the rank ,f D;;;;;;ilny to the Govetnment of
i
Q 9 Uc' ?110
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@
.
India. / hint Secretary in'the State Govemment / concemed SUperintendent
of police at district l;;.; Fufther, 'Care must b'e taken Ul ife
orlelilti:
agency to ensure that compiete identifyiag p.articulilt,:i the per$on' m
respect of whom the LOC is to Ue optn'd, iaindicate{ ilthe Flolgrya-';:'
It ie tufthor providotl that 'an ioc ir v+lid fT o p^tfloo of onc'ygaf' Il canr
however, be extended further before thl expiry rl gr one year period' In
,ur. no iequest ror. .*t.nrion of LOC is received before expiry of one ye4r
period an LQC will automaticaiiy be closed by the immigration Officer
conrerntd aftu qxiiry ofone year period
4, The Hon,ble High Court of Delhi, u: WritPetition (Civii) No. 10180
of 2009 tslui Vikr;;Ih**u vs. Uniqn of Indid'and Ors'1, considered the
question whelher a iequest for the t:t-11"t of anioC oould be madb by the
National Conunission for Women (NCW)' f'Vli]e-{iyj.sing of the said Writ
i,;il;; irr. n,grr Court, in its order iated 26:] '2010, observed that 'a
;i;;r; ior the isiu*r" oi an LOC could not have en:anated froni the NCw'
It had to come from either the Central or the State Govem'meRt and that tQq
only in the prescribed form and then again only.lf tttt officers of a certaq
rank. In this context, while crimjrrai tcu*t dealing rvith cases of criminal
law errforcement can issue directior:s, rvhich may resuit in the issuance qf an '
;di;thil;;;; ;.dr;er vested ,ith.t under the ct.P.c' or the Passports'
.A,ct or under the lvftlA's circtilar, in statutory bodies like 'NCW' Being
;;;r.d iit. po*r* of a ciuil cou$ for a limited pqpgse does not vest the
NCW rvith:the po*.r, of a criminal courl and it his no authority as of today
lo matt, a request for the issuance of an LOC ' ' ' ''
5. The Court furlher observed, "thgre are a large Lu9bel of statutory
commissions at the level of r*he Centre unA tn. State;which perforyr,judicial
functions and ue u.rtJ with, for the purpose of3ondugqg inquiries upon
receiving complaints, the powert ol1 civii court. These include theNational
Human Rights Cot*iitilo 61RC), the NCW, the.National Commi$sioo
for protection oi CfrifAiro', iught ,'These statutory bodies, however' have
not been vested *iU tirc po*.rJ of a criminal courl and do not have powers'
to enforce *i*inui f.*. it is for the Government of India to takp a policy
;;il;" *[.irr* it wants to vest such srarutqry tribunais/conmissions
with criminal law enforqement powers' Since as of today' they have-no such
p.wer, it is imperative that tire M{A should issue further clarificatory
circulars or office memoranda clearly stating that the request for issuance of'
;ffid;ot i.*unute' from statutery bodies like the N9W'If at all' such
bodies should Urinftfr. necessary facts to the noticeiof .law enforcement
agencies like the poiir., which wiit thsn make the request for issuance of 4n
LOC upon * *r-.ri*; ; tird situation, and stiictly in tetms 0f th:
pro c e dure outline d, fo :
th' l:3""': ;:i' ::li:n!!: }i:JLI
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ffifi1"1'-l,l"l'ili'j;'i':iil";y;" ji1yll-r,',l'n,,'ff ':iT?Xffi.J|rJr"'it ri.,3'-r',^u*tory bod.ies refened to, within a p.n
*reks fiom today.,." .
6. In a related judgement delivered on l1'8'2010'Uy'tlt Hon'ble High
court of Delhi * *rlti;)N;,liiiTzios-srmer singh salkan vs' Asstt'
Direcror & Ors'aiid iA)nriilZOOO+ou* o" iu O*o frotionRe: State Vs'
Gunrek Singh etc','the Court ttu' *'*'itOiout questions raised by a lowet
couft on the LOC' These questions are as below:
a)t/hatarethecategoriesofcasesinwhichtheinvestigatingagencycanseek recourse of iook-out-circulrt u"J""o.r whlt circumstances?
b) w-nat procedure is requireci ro o, ioiio*.dby the investigaiing agency
"' iriott'opening a Look-out-Circular?
c) what i, tt,. ,.?or;j availaulr rn.ilr.'p.rson against whom such Look-
out-Citcular has been oPened?
d)\llratistheroleofthe-concenredCourlwhensuchacaseisbroughtbeforeitandunderwhatcircumstancesthesubordinatecourtscaninteryene?
7. The l{igh ccuc has ansru:ered these questions in its judgem:lli:l
li.g.Z't0 which;;;;trdrr.O Urtonu ior guidance of all concerne.
agencies:
a)RecoursetoLOCcanbeta}<ehbyinvestigatingagencyincognizable
. offences unJ'i IPC or other ffi r^*t' *[ttt tht accused wps
deiiberate,ly evading anesr ., "iit.ppi.li"g in th1_triai court despite
NBws and other coercive m.*urri'*d there was likelihood of the
accused leaving the country to evade triaVanest'
b) rhe r"".rti;"1iil- $r;;;;ug a written request ior Loc to the
officer as notijieci by the ,ir*i;;;iirfuisry of lionte Affairs' givirrg
rietails & reasons for seeking-L;a:ir,. ootpttent officer alpne shall
give directffi;;;;;'nine i9b";t p*'i1s *:11:'t" this respect'
c) The p*r.n"rg.mrj;ffi r,oc i, issued n'rust join investigation by
appean'g itr?"'i'o' o' srroutf ;;;;;; utrott the court concemed
or should satisfy the court thd Ld; ;^, *roogly. issued againsthim'
'He nray also approach the 'fr;;;; orderei.issual}ce of L'C &
:explain that L'dc ,uu, *onjrv"'irru.o.ugainst,hirn' LOC can be
withdrawn by the authoriry tn?ii,,u.a and can,also be rescinded by
rheirrial courr where case J;il*g or having jurisdiction o.ver
coricerned police station 0n an;;litt{t" by the person concerned'
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til LOq is a cQqrcive .measure to make a persQn sunender to the
investigating agency 0r Court of law. Thb subordinate :o.ury' fh,jurisdiotion in affirming or canceliing LOC is commensurate with the (r-D\jurisdiction qf cancellation of MWs or affinning NFWs' V
8, In egcordango with the qrder dated26.7,2010 qf the High Court of
Delhi, the rnattpt:ha$ bgsn discUSsed with the cpncorned ageacies an! the
fqllowing guidelines are hereby laid dqrvn regarfling issuanqe of LOCs in;- ,. ''t. ,
re$pect of Indian citizens and foreigners:
s) The reque5t fpr opening an LQC wquld be made by thq originating' agroryig Deputy Direqtor, $urequ of Inrnrigratign @ol), East Block-
VIII, R.K, Puram, Nqw pelhi * 66 (Tslefax: Qi I-2619244) in the
Frsfpmia gnoloiee.
b) The requqst for gpeniag 0f LQC rnust invariably be isEued with the .
approval qf an officer nst belorv thq r'anh pf"i. UepW $eqretary to tite GquotAnlentrgf fu{ig; 9r
ii. Joint Seprgtaly in the $tate Qqver{iJt1$Ilt; gr
iii. District Magistrate qf the Distriqt qqqcpmsdjqr ;
iv, $uperintendent of Polipe ($F) pf the Diltrier qoscqmsd; qr
v. $P in QBI or an officor of equivalpnt'levelwgrking in CBI; pr
, ;vi.'ZonaiDirector in Narcotics ControlBureau $lCB) qi an Qfficer
ot equivalent level (includtng ,Asqistant Duectqr (Qps.) in
Heaoquarterq of NCB) ; or
, vii, DsBUty Cqryhsioner Qr an officer of equivalent level in
the DiresJoratq of Revenue Intolligqnoe gr Central Board of
Diregt Tgres or CentralBoatd of Fxcise and Custonns; otviii. Assistant Directqr of IBEoI; qr
ix. Depufy secretary of R&.A'W; qr
x. An qfficer not belqw thp iqvel of Superintqndent of Pqlice in
National Inveotigation Agenoy; or,xi. Asslvtant Dilqctoi' qf Enfprqpiitent Pirectqratp; or' .
xii, PrqleptQr of Ennigrants in the qffige pf the Ptotqotor,4te pf
Enigr4nts or an qffiqer not below the rank of Deputy $ecretary
of thq GQvernnrent of India; orxiii. Designeted officer of Interpgl
Furthsr, [0Qs ean also be issued a$ Bqr dirgqtiqns qf any Citntnal
Court in India,
c) The name and designation of the offrcer signing thg Prpforma fpr
requesting issuance pf an LQC must invariably be mentigned withgut which
the reque$t fpr ipsrlance qf !0C wquld not be ontsitaine{.
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ii J:il;::T!i:'fi i#'l;:",lTi:i ii$'i;;ii:iililfr'tri^1i 6)respectivq cpntrol room sho-u].0 tt? bp'rntntioned to ensure proper \-.':"tfi;;"iio" rot effectivc fcllow up action'
hat complete
e) Care must be tiil;;lt ttili"tti"g'uet"tv'o^tn:l: that complete
*'
i1:';y'*';rugi:j ll',ffiil ;Hi'#'#!Tff ili-j:be xloted *r,u,'rn l6C ;*pqt uu oe*to uniesrl'T11*u* of tluee
identifying e*rfiiru, *!1u*n in,tlre enqloEed Prqfenna, apart fiorn
sex +nd nutionuitv,;; ;uJii'uL'gt-t"t iqc can'also be issued if
nanrs and ourrpon particui+rs ti'rtu p*tt* gqni**O utp avaiiable' lt
is the ,urponsiu'iiid";;;; o'i,sin'dJtg ifii'*ttv lu-uiury
s: !9c
requests urO OiriJ,tr-'t it;;fe a4ditiqnai'parameta$ tP runrust
0 +illffii,l j! f'il:'li': T;11i""-;, b r F :,ry] f-ltr
auth o riti e s in
pur$uanQe ot u"ibC 1e515 with the originat|g--S:::1,
s) Recours.,o ,dJ[L Uriifi. in oodlizabl"o-ffeno1,s under iPC or
qther penal'r+*i iit-autuil' in 'qrul]lw in the encloied Froforma
re garding' ru.ron' h' lp *t g -L^QU"
**i' inuutiub'ly be provided
rvithout whicli ihe subjecl of an L't nviii *qt be anosteddetainEd'
hereisnocognilab;ffi;;;undqrlPQ'orstherpenalh) In ca;os \"theio"' ru,ui, the LI c Jbj.i ;:::l *-*li, :fi til:i;il11i1'Tfif-Tl5Jl;ffiffi iHi,'fr
'll'#f,-:lffi iili"6jl'ti"suqhc'a$es'
r) The LQC wrilbe vaiid fqr u prrloini oo; yttt'ftom the dets of issue
and naroe of the iubjoot;liaii ire uuto*u'i'dry "Y1-1d
fiom the LQC
;,*ft i,'1''-"'i'J**?*-.1'Ufr-l*1TST'T'itffi :HiilHlif ':f I 3f Jitr;*X f,'fi I'm'+-.,- r";; t';il unre$s the
agencies oonl*"il+"iu'n"uv ;iliilt f::-t:ti"uatien of the
namqs in u*"ji]d. ilq*uu*r,-u.is-pr*iiiol.for autsrn+tio deletipn
after snq ,uu' i''lriooilt *ppiioable in follq*ins qases::
a, Ban-entry LOCs is1e{ for watching anival of wantqd persons(
which h'u' u sPecific duration);
c.lQssofpassportLoCs'1',I,tii,t-,ordinarilyoontinuetiilthevali4itY qf the documPnt ) ;
I iiiJ
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In exceptional cases, LOCs can be issued without complete
parameters and /or caSe details .against CI suspeets, teporists, anti-
national elements, etc in larger national intbrest,\
Thc following proccdurc wlll bc adoptod in gase statutory bodles like
the NCW, the NF8.C and the National Commission for Ptotection olChi.ldrenls zughts request for preventing any.Indizu:/ foreigner from
leaving India.'Such requests along \ivith fuli necessary facts arelfirst to
be brought to the notice of law enforceqent agencies like the police.
The S,P. concemed wiii then make the request for issuance of an tQC
upon an assessment of the situation, and strictly in tenns of the
procedure oqtiined for the purposi, The irnniigration/ernigraiion
authorities,will strictly go by the communication received from the
officers authorized to open LoCs as detaiied in the para'8 (b) ai:ove.
@k)
9, It is requested that the contents of this 0M rnay
notice of all concerned for strict compliance.
Encl: As above
be brought to the
(A:ruj Shanna)
Director (l&C)
Tel: 233892E6
to', . an,rf Secretaries of all State Govemrnents / UT Adminisirations
2, Ail Secretaries to the Govemment of India
3. Director, IB, Norih Block4. Secret4ry R), Cabinet Secretariat, Bikaner House Aruexe5. Dir,ector, CBI, North Block6, Directol Genqral, Narcotics ControlBureau, R.K. Puram
7, Chainlan, CBEC, Department of Revenue, lvllo Finance, Nortb Biock
8, Chainnan, CBDT, Department of Revenue, NI/o Finance, North Biock
9, pG,Direciorate of Revenue liitclligence, CBEC, 'D' Block,IP Estaie
10.$irector of Enforcement, Enforcement Directorate, Lok Nayaa
Bhawan :
i l.Additional Secretary, D/o Legal Affairs, lWo taw & Justice, Shastri
Bhawan
I 2.Additional Director, Bureau of Imnigation, R..K. Puram
13.ShriJ,P, Meena, Joint Secretary, NIIRC, Nerv Delhi
l4.lvls. Sundari Subramaniam Pujari, JS, NCW, 4-Deen Dayal' Upadhyaya Marg, Neiv Delhi
i 5.Shri g.f. Sahu, i.egistr.ar, National Commission for Protection of
Childreu's Rights, New Delhi
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@,, J) In exceptional cases, LOCs can be issued without complete
parameters and /or case details .against CI suspects, tep'orists, anti-
nationrll elements, etc in larger national inttrest,
k) Thc fotlowing proccdurc wlll bo adoptod ln gase statutory bodles like
the NCW, the NFEC and the National Commission for Proteclion of
Chi,ldrenls Rights request for preventing any.lndian/ foreigner from
leavirig India.'Such requests along with full nebesqary facts areifirst to
be brought to the notice of law enforceryept agencies like the police.
The S.P. concemed willthen make the request for isSuance of an tQC
upon an assessnent of the situation, and strictly in tenns of the
procedure oqtlined for the putpori, The immigration/ernigtaiion
authorities,wili strictly go by the communication received from the
offrcers authorized to open LoCs as detaiied in the para'8 (b) above.
9, It is requested that the contents of this 0Mnoiice of ail concemed for strict compliance.
rnay be brought to the
Encl: As abqve(Arluj:Sbanna)
Direitor 0&C)Tel:23389286
To:
1. Chief Secretaries of all State Govem-rnents / UT Administrations
2. All Secretaries to the Govemrnent of India
3. Director, IB, North Blpck4, Secret4ry R), Cabjnet Secretatiat, Bikaner House Aruexe5. Dire ctor, CBI, North Block6, Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau, R.K. Puram
7, Chain:ran, CBEC, Department of Revenue,I'4lo Finance, Nortb Biock
8. Chainnan, CBDT, Department of Revenue,lvflo Finance, North Biock
9. pG,Direciorate of Revenue liitclligence, CBEC, 'D' Block,IP Estate
I 0.$irector of Enforcement, Enforcement Directorate, Lok Nayak
Bhawan .
i l.Additional Secretary, D/o Legal Affairs, lWo taw & Justice, Sira$ri
Bhawan
I 2.Additional Director, Bureau of Imnigation, R..K. Puram
13.SlTiJ,P, Meena, Joint Secretary, Nm,C, Neiv Delhi
14.lvls. Sundari Subramaniam Pujari, JS, NCW, 4-Deen Dayal' Upadhyaya Marg, Neiv Delhi
15.Shri n.f. Sairu, i.egistr.ar, National Commission for Protection of
Chiidlen's Rights, New Delhi
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Ministry of Home AffairstGrih fuf .riirf.r,(Foreigners Division) t -'
A:\\ ,, , \ - 'A'V!ing,1'l Floor, NDCC-ll Building,
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To ,/ Dated: tgh June 20ig.
./' : ' 'i .l Jlll'l ?011,: / Shri .Frakash Chandra Sahoo,
Chier aeneial M;;;;; _in charse(DBOD)O rl:1,
ln r o f Ba n k iir g o p. i, ti oi r,r,l-#u,
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$ubject: Reque'st to ptace 9r.,:l
peuc. lnternational and climate worksFounda tion u nder watch,list r.gillin g',.",,,Iblr,
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Ministry of l"iome Affairs, Foreigners Division (FcRA wing) administersthe Foreisn:,:.itjib*i:n (Regulatiolr nglrioio're6nn, zolo) for resurarins rhereceipt of foreign contributii iry tne rvcbiliJ' t-hat the sarne is utilized forbonafide werfaie acrivities *itrrrri rorolpiri.i, ,,' concerns for natiQnarinterest and security.
2' ln this iontexl, il l;l been dec,ided to keep watch on all the activiiiesfunoed by Green peace lnternation.f ,nO-'US,based Climate WorksFoundation (cwF) which contribures to r.rcorliiro-rirtions in rndia.
3' rn exercise cf the powers conferred under seclion 46 gf F'RA, z01p,Reserve gank of rndia is, requested ro instruct ,rr rne Banks and theii b'anshesto ensui:e rhat any fund frow rio, in. ,n;;;;r;;nor ngencies to any person,NG0/ 0rganizations in lndia may oe brought to Lu notice of this Ministry $0ihat the funds are allowei-to o. .rloit.i'into the accounts of therecipient onlv after clearance, of thii rvriririrv G^overnment organiza-tiolscan avair of foreign funding onry with .t.rr"n.i of Department oi EcongmicAffajrs' Anviinslance of Go-vern;.;i ;d;;lltir". leceiving firnds direcgy fromthese Agenci'es may be withherd'.no uioig;il'il; noti.. of this Ministry.
4. This has ihe approval of the Compete,nt Authority,
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The Chairpersons / Chiei Exetutive OfficersAll Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
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Madam/ Dear Sir,
Foreign contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. Receipt of forgign contributionby lndividuals/ NGOs/ Organisations from certain donors '- ,
Under section 46 of the Foreign Contribution ( Regulation)Act, 2010, Ministry of HomeAffairs
(MHA), Government of lndia has directed Reserve Bank of lnd.ia to instruct all banks to qnsure
that any fund flow from Gieen Peace lnternational pnd US,based Climate Workp
Foundation (CWFI to any individuaUNGOiorganization, should be brought to the notice of
Ministry of Horne Affairs so that the funds are allowed to be credited to the accounts of 'therecipient individual/ NGO/ association onlv afiei clearance from Ministry of Home Affair,s,
Foreigne/s Division, FCRA Wing,. Further, Government organizations can avaii of foreign
funding only with clearanee ri Dgpartment of Economic Affairs and any instance of Government
organization receiving funds directly from above mentioned donor agencies may be rvithheld
and brought to the notice of lr4FlA
2,, All banks are accordingly aciv;seii l"'scsure compliance to the dliections issued by the
Government. ;
3. These instructions are issued under Section 35A of the Banking Regqlation Act, 1949. Any
contravention thereoi or non-compliance shall attract penaltLs under the Act.
t.i. Compliance Officer/Principal Officer should acknowledge r.eceipt of this circular.
Yours faithfully,
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