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The household of an Indian seafarer, who died successful a missile onslaught connected a vas disconnected the Oman coast during the West Asia war, has filed a petition earlier the Bombay High Court seeking directions to authorities to repatriate his mortal remains.
The petitioners, Amratlal Gokal Solanki and his girl Mitali Amratlal Solanki, person sought a writ of mandamus against the Union of India and different respondents including the Directorate General of Shipping and V Ships India Pvt. Ltd.
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The deceased, Dixit Amratlal Solanki, was serving arsenic an oiler successful the motor country aboard the vas MT MKD Vyom. Captain Sadler Rebeiro informed the household connected March 1, 2026 that the vas had been struck by a missile, the petition said. An archetypal casualty study stated that Solanki was missing owed to a spread connected the shipside pursuing the detonation and fire.
The petitioners person a close to person the mortal remains of the deceased household subordinate and execute rites guaranteed nether Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the petition states. It contends that the respondents are nether a ineligible work to guarantee speedy repatriation of the mortal remains nether Article 21 work with the Merchant Navy Act, 2025.
The household was aboriginal informed that Solanki had been declared deceased. While the remaining 21 unit members were rescued, the petition alleges that Solanki was near down connected the vessel.
The petitioners person made respective representations to authorities including the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of External Affairs, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, and the Indian Consulate successful Dubai seeking involution for betterment and repatriation of the mortal remains.
The petition notes that the Deputy Director General of Shipping informed the Indian embassy connected March 24, 2026 that determination had been a hold of 23 days connected the portion of authorities successful the UAE to repatriate the mortal remains.
According to connection from the Consulate General of India successful Dubai dated March 18, 2026, the shipping bureau had informed that aft respective attempts, a squad had been capable to retrieve skeletal remains of the deceased, which would beryllium handed implicit to Sharjah Police for formalities for issuance of the decease certificate.
The petition states that contempt assorted correspondences, nary further effect has been received from the authorities.
The petitioners person sought directions to the respondents to expeditiously repatriate and manus implicit the mortal remains on with each probe reports, inspection report, forensic study submitted to UAE authorities, and photograph grounds of the vas and mortal remains.
A absorption has besides been sought to duly sphere the mortal remains until repatriation and handover to the petitioners, pending proceeding and last disposal of the petition.
The substance is expected to beryllium heard by a seat of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad.
