AHMEDABAD: ”Craze for going abroad among youngsters many times results into legal disputes and sad stories, especially while the tying matrimonial knot. So before deciding to get married to a foreign national, one must properly check his or her antecedents, ” said Pradipsinh Jadeja, Gujarat Minister of State for Law, Justice and NRG Cell while addressing a seminar organized by Gujarat State NRG Foundation and NRG cell of GCCI.
While praising the efforts of NRG Center for creating awareness among youngsters, he said that the government will also support such activity in colleges and other parts of the State. He was addressing a recently held seminar in Ahmedabad that was attended by 100 plus guests and invitees
In his welcome address chairman, NRG Centre, GCCI K. H. Patel said that there are about 2.5 crore NRIs abroad. Among them Gujaratis are 25 percent and most of them prefer to marry in their homeland. NRG center is trying to avoid issues occurring due to such marriages. Earlier a seminar for ladies was well received. He also appreciated students participating in large numbers and said that their efforts of creating awareness among student have succeeded.
GCCI Sr. Vice President Rakesh Shah said that NRG center of GCCI is helping NRGs in many issues like investments, real estate purchase and local laws. He hoped that someday this Centre will be helpful in providing useful information for the marriages.
Two experts, Gopinath Amin, a High Court Advocate and Anil Kumar Pratham, IGP, Women cell, Government of Gujarat, discussed various aspects of marriage disputes and answered the queries raised by members of the audience.
Amin said that domicile status, laws of the land and the marriage Act under which the marriage has taken place becomes more important in solving such issues legally.
Anil Pratham said that sometimes notice forwarded through CBI and Interpol also are not much responded, due to the legal situation prevailing in those countries. But right knowledge about the foreign country helps much in such disputes.
Ruchit Shah
India Post News Service
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