FCRA Registration Plea Rejected After Zen Trust Failed to Disclose Its Religious Nature: Madras High Court

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed CMA(MD) No. 1057 of 2026, filed by Kanzeon Public Charitable Trust, Montessori School, Perumalmalai, Kodaikanal, against the Union of India. The Trust, founded in 2021 and registered under Sections 12AB and 80G of the Income Tax Act, had sought registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. Its application was rejected by the FCRA authority, leading the Trust to approach…