Pravasi Legal Cell

Pravasi legal cell has submitted a memorandum to Smt. Sushma Swaraj, the Honourable External Affairs Minister, seeking her intervention in framing guidelines for free repatriation of mortal remains of Indians dying abroad. Presently, bringing mortal remains back to India is a costly affair, unbearable for most of the Indian emigrants. It is mainly for the airlines unmindfully charging exorbitant fees. It is inhuman and unethical to weigh and charge fee for each kilogram of the dead body. It amounts to the violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, which guarantees decent and dignified treatment even to a dead body. A few countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh, have provisions to carry the mortal remains of their citizens back to the country free of cost. Pravasi Legal Cell has petitioned the Ministry of External Affairs to take considerate view of this practice and simulate it in the best interest of the Indian citizens abroad. Pravasi Legal Cell has also...

Dr. Raphel Vallachira was elected as the National Coordinator of Pravasi Legal Cell in its Governing Body meeting held on July 26, 2018. He has a Ph.D in International Business and currently working as Director of Paideia Institute of Training and Research in Social Sciences, New Delhi. Congratulations and Best Wishes to Dr. Raphel Vallachira.

An Indian nurse is in trouble in Qatar due to the negligence of officials of a major private hospital in Delhi. Mr. Sunu Skaria, who recently got a new job in Qatar was a former employee of Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket from 2008 to 2012. While joining the new office, he submitted the experience certificate that was issued to him by the Hospital along with all other documents. Sunu’s troubles began when Dataflow, an international verification agency, contacted the hospital for verification of his work experience and the hospital officials erroneously reported that it was not genuine. On receiving show cause notice from the new office, Sunu contacted the hospital officials in Delhi with proofs of his working in the hospital previously. But the hospital refused to entertain the plea and rectify their error. Forging of documents for employment purposes is considered a serious crime all over the world. This can result in lose of employment, imprisonment, and being ...