NTOI, MUMBAI, APRIL 4: The family of a 25-year-old seafarer, killed in a suspected drone boat attack off the Oman coast last month during West Asia conflict, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the Union government to being his mortal remains.

The petition, filed by Dixit Solanki’s father Amratlal and sister Mitali, will be heard on April 6 before a bench headed by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar. The plea has filed through advocates SB Palekar and Madhvi Ayyappan claims lack of clarity from the authorities Dett Solanki was killed on March 4 when an explosive laden drone bout struck the oil tanker MT MED Vyom amid the ongoing West Asia co conflict. He is reportedly the first Indian casualty of the maritime tensions in the region. In their plea has been filed against the Ministry of External Affairs, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the Directorate General of Shipping, and V Ships India Pvt Ltd, which manages the vessel MT MKD Vyom. The pies claimed that the fundamental right to dignity extends to a person even after death and hence, the authorities have a duty to ensure the timely return of the mortal remains to the family. It also relied on the legal obligations under the maritime regulations and guidelines that require proper handling and repatriation in cases of death at sea “The petitioners have a right to receive the mortal remains of the deceased family member and perform rites guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the plea said. It added that it has been close to incident, and Solanki’s month since the family members have yet to receive his remains. “The petitioners have been running from pillar to post to get the correct state of affairs and repatriation of the mortal remains of the deceased for performing his final rites.

However, the authorities are just passių the buck from one another.” the plea said Apart from delay in the handing over of the morse remains, there has been complete opaqueness and “The authorities have in fact not taken any concrete steps to preserve the metal remains of the deceased” the petitions claimed.
It also claimed that after incidents the family struggled to get clear answers despite writing several emails to the company that owned the the vessel.