Pravasi Legal Cell

Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Union of India and all state governments, on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Pravasi Legal Cell through its President Advocate Jose Abraham seeking direction for the creation of online RTI portals across the states. Presently, the Central Government and only a few states such as Maharashtra and Delhi have established online portals for the processing of request for information under the RTI Act, 2005. Most of the states have not complied with 2013 directive of the Ministry of Personnel and Training for the establishment of state level online RTI portals. Pravasi Legal Cell has been receiving numerous complaints across the globe stating that it is difficult for the Indian Emigrant to seek information under the RTI Act due to the absence of online RTI portals in the states. In fact, they were compelled to send applications through physical, which is time consuming and costly. There are also instances where the Public A...

Pravasi Legal Cell’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations were officially inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan on 18 August 2019 at Ernakulam, Kerala. Mr. Hibi Eden, Member of Parliament was the Guest of Honour. Justice C. S. Rajan, former Judge, High Court of Kerala and Patron, PLC Kerala Chapter paid tribute to the late Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Former Minister of External Affairs of India.     On this day, the awards constituted in the memory of late Shri. A. M. Thomas, former High Commissioner & Union Minister in two categories (Social Service and Media) were given to Judge P. Mohanadas, Judicial Member, Kerala State Human Rights Commission and Abilash P. John, Senior News Producer, Manorama News by the Hon’ble MoS for the substantial contributions to the cause of Pravasi rights. Sharing a few photographs and the newspaper clippings of the same. In News  Business Standard ...

It is our pleasure and privilege to invite you to the Inauguration function of the Pravasi Legal Cell’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations, which is scheduled to be held on August 18, 2019, at 4.30 pm at BTH, Ernakulam. You are cordially invited.

We cordially invite you to the Tenth Anniversary Celebrations of Pravasi Legal Cell on 18th August 2019 at 5 pm at BTH Ernakulam, Kerala. The awarding of the first A. M. Thomas Memorial Award shall also be done in the said function. Your presence is solicited.