Pravasi Legal Cell Welcomes Kerala Government's Budgetary Allocation for Free Repatriation of Mortal Remains

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Pravasi Legal Cell welcomes the decision of the Kerala Government to allocate funds for free repatriation of the mortal remains of non-resident Keralites from abroad. We hope for a definite mechanism for its implementation is worked out soon and that it does not turn out to be a reimbursement scheme, but one for instant free repatriation. We also wish that this is extended to benefit Keralites who work in other states within India as well. 

Repatriation of Mortal Remains is an area that Pravasi Legal Cell has recently made an intervention in. In a Public Interest Litigation before Delhi High Court (W.P. (C) No. 10695/2018) on October 4, 2018 it challenged (1) as inhumane and illegal the practice of considering human remains as cargo and weighing them to fix the transportation rates and (2) the arbitrary and exorbitant transportation charges. 


The Union Government and the Air India are asked by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court to submit their stand on the demands raised in the PIL before April 12, 2019, the next hearing date. Another PIL filed before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala (W.P (C) No. 40145/18) on December 11, 2018 for the same relief is also pending for adjudication.

In the meanwhile, partial success came with the Air India deciding to fix uniform transportation rates for repatriating mortal remains from abroad.

Now, the decision of the Kerala government has come as another welcome step. We appreciate the government of Kerala for considering this serious matter and hope that other State Governments and the Union Government also work towards framing similar policies for free repatriation of mortal remains. 

Pravasi Legal Cell’s fight for justice on this front will continue. We stand on our demand for a proper legislation to make the process of repatriation of mortal remains quick and free for all deserving Indian emigrants. We demand that such a legislation should also aim at regulating domestic transportation of mortal remains within India.

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