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One elder brother Mr. P.O. SUNNY PANICKER and family, 2 Sisters & their families are in Kuwait.

Brother, P.O. Sunny Panicker is doing business, importer & distributor of food items , vegetables, chips, and other items from India and work as an Electrical Sub-Contractor. His contact address is P.O. Box 41612, Jaleeb Al-Shuwaikh, 85857 Kuwait. Tel. & Fax : 00965 24330189. Mob. 00965 99579289. Also can be contacted by email:sunnypanickerq8@hotmail.com

In 1988 came to Kuwait. When got introduced to 3-4 other Malayalee law graduates in Kuwait, he shared with them the idea of forming an association. Took the initiative and managed to get introduced to 7-8 law graduates and advocates working in Kuwait. In September 1989 formed the Law Graduates' Forum in Kuwait. Every month meetings are held and subsequently the membership increased to around 90 Nos. now.

Moreover, FORUM, acts as the social association for Indian law graduates and lawyers in Kuwait, the Forum render legal aid to many Indians who are facing legal problems back home in India, and Forum took active role in social issues like, legal aid to labourers, ticket fare to India, direct flight to Trivandrum, more educational opportunities for NRI children, NRI voting rights, etc.

After the illegal Kuwait invasion by Iraq and subsequent liberation of Kuwait by USA & ALLIES, the FORUM was rejuvenated in liberated Kuwait 1996 under the initiative of himself and again he was elected as the President of the same.

The FORUM often meet and discuss legal development back home and used to conduct legal discussions for updating legal information, and Forum is rendering legal assistance to the needy Indian community in Kuwait within its limitations.

Now the Association is Registered with Indian Embassy in Kuwait, NORKA & Central Govt. Data Bank and the scope of activities has been widened. The Forum can confidently say that the Association is functioning very effectively and rendering required Legal information to the needy Indians residing in Kuwait in its humble way. The Forum is also successful in conducting legal seminars, discussions enabling its members to update their legal information and act as a binding force among the Indian Law Graduates & lawyers working in Kuwait.

(See site http://www.indiansinkuwait.com/embassy.asp)

Many legal inquiries are presented to the Forum from needy Indians who are facing legal problems back home in India. References for help Indians on legal matters forwarded to the Forum by Indian Embassy Kuwait also. The Forum members do tremendous service to the Indian Community by rendering Indian legal assistance to the needy. The Forum conducts picnic, annual get together, Onam, Ed, Christmas, New Year Celebrations, etc.

The greatest achievement of the FORUM is that it successfully managed to get admitted original petition in High Court of Kerala against indiscriminate airfare in Gulf- Indian Sector. The court case is going on in the high court of Kerala.

From the time of its commencement of operations it has become a practice of our national carrier, Air India, joining hands with other airlines operating between Kuwait & India, increases the fare exorbitantly every year at a time when Indians normally proceed for their summer vacation and whereas at the same time they announce special price and incentives to their passengers to European, American & other Sectors.

Indian expatriate Travellers to India in Kuwait are discontent due to the following facts that :

1)Only in Indo-Gulf sector every year Air India and others increase the price exorbitantly at a time when most of the NRIs travel to India and no other alternatives available.

2)It is pertinent to note that only to Indian sector price hike is effected at a time when most of the international Airlines offer maximum lower price for summer vacations.

3)Compared to American, European and other Sectors', flying time, distance & operating costs are much less to Indo-Gulf sector. However ,the ticket fare to the Indo-Gulf sector is exorbitant and not in line with the above factors.

4) The price increase is not related to oil price increase. When oil prices went down also they have increased the prices.

For many years , many individuals & associations tried to successfully institute legal action before various courts in India, against this Price increase. But all were rejected by the courts for various reasons.

In this context it is significant to note that, The Law Graduates' Forum Kuwait, the Indian Embassy registered, 90 members strong, unique NRI association of Indian lawyers working in Kuwait, under its Chairman Advocate Thomas Panicker had successfully filed the Original Petition (OP19237/2000) before the Honourable High Court of Kerala challenging the unreasonable & unjustifiable airfare hike imposed by Air India & other airline companies operating from various Indo-Gulf sectors. The O.P. filed by Law Graduates' Forum was admitted by the Honourable High Court of Kerala after hearing the arguments of the Counsel appearing for The Law Graduates' Forum and overruling the various objections of the Air India, in the matter. The Honourable Judge, while admitting the petition observed that there is substantial question of law involved in the matter and the same to be decided by a larger Bench. Consequently, the Single Bench referred the matter to the Division Bench.

The court was convinced of the law points brought forward by the LAWGRADUATES' FORUM. The OP was prepared in Kuwait by the FORUM, and tremendous amount of professionalism, efforts & research, study on IATA role on rate fixing, study on Regional Airlines Committees role on rate fixing were involved before preparing this successful OP. This was a land mark achievement for the, LAWGRADUATES' FORUM, KUWAIT & for the entire NRI community in the Gulf region.

Since many many law points, jurisdiction, commercial decisions, govt's decisions, decrees, international conventions, covenants, constitutional clauses are involved, it may be difficult for the court to come to a conclusion in a given period.

Though, he came here first after resigning his lucrative Bank Job in India, he had to struggle hard in the beginning to get a reasonable job. After working here & there for one year, finally he got a job in BURGAN BANK IN 1993. Wife also started working here from 1993 in AL FULAIJ UNITED GROUP. Before leaving Burgan Bank in 1998 he was promoted as Unit Head of Manual writing Unit, Officer in Quality Assurance section, etc. From 1998 working in KUWAIT REAL ESTATE BANK (KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL BANK).

About SIX lakhs Indian are here now in Kuwait. All Indian-Keralite items are available here throughout the year. You are always getting connected to India, thanks to the modern communication facilities, Internet fax and Television Radio media net works. Every week there will be some programs connected with some association, political parties or church/prayer activities.

Moreover, from his family at least 100 members are staying in Kuwait. There are chances to meet them together in many occasions. In the churches, birthdays, anniversaries and Xmas and Easter and other family, social get togethers.

In short, he is not at all regretting of comeing to Gulf. You can have a tensionless peaceful life as long as you abide by the local laws here. Nobody will interfere in your personal life. You can have a peaceful life here as long as you are working here. Life is easy, better, here.

But if you are alone and if you do not have a reasonable job to support you and your family, your life can be horrible also.

Indians are much sought after, preferred workers in the Gulf. More and more educated people started coming to Gulf now. You can see more Indians now in respected, highprofile, jobs. More Engineers, Doctors, Accountants and Mangers are from India.

To improve the status and respect of Indians in the Gulf he has the following suggestions:

1) Govt- to Govt level good relation to be maintained.

2) Maids visas should be completely stopped. Or stringent legal measures to be implemented for their safety and salary guarantee here. Indian Govt. should use its good offices to pass laws protecting the maids and their legal rights.

3) All recruitments of labourers should be after the approval of Indian Embassy In Kuwait. Indian Embassy should be authorized to interfere and fight against the violation of rights of these labourers.

4) Indian Embassy should have very effective legal measures, appointed lawyers to fight for the wronged labourers. All the legal problems faced by Indian poor labourers should be handled by Indian Embassy directly through their panel of advocates. A legal fund should be constituted for the purpose. All those who win cases of financial nature can be asked to contribute to this fund, all the legal expenses plus some more amount. All Indians will be ready to contribute to this fund, if govt. of India through its embassy constitute such a fund.

5) All labourer recruitment should be scrutinized by Indian Embassy.

6) No recruitment should be allowed below a certain prescribed salary. 7) Here Indian Nursing/professional/arts/commercial Degrees are not recognised as it should be by govt of Kuwait. Indian Govt & Embassy should do all efforts to get our all Degrees / Diplomas its rightful approvals, in par with others also by Kuwaiti Govt.

8) Govt. of India, Indian Parliament should pass an internationally accepted, comprehensive Immigration law, policy (Migration Laws) for the protection of migrant Indians.

SUJIT MON AT HOME ON 22-04-05

SUJIT AT HOME ON 22-04-05

FOLLOWING IS MY CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IN KUWAIT:
P.O. Thomas Panicker, Flat 10, Floor 4th, Saif Household Items store Bldg.(left) Opposite Thaj Sultan SuperMarket-Right Bldg.) Near Sanath, .St. No. 10, Block No.6. Building No.115. Abbassia, Jleeb Al-Shiyukh." This information is updated as on 22-11-2005 from Kuwait.
P.O. Box 41612, Jleeb Al-Shiyukh 85857, Kuwait.
Tel and Fax (R) 00965 24346934
Fax. (R) 00965 24346934
Tel. Mobile 00965 97203939,

My father late P.C. Ooomen Panicker

My Mother Mrs.Aleyamma Oommen Panicker at Kuwait.

MY FAMILY AT KUWAIT

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