UAE Indians told to exercise Right to Info

Indians in the UAE have been urged to exercise their Right to Information (RTI) to address issues back home.

According to local media reports in India, Musthafa Zafeer O.V., a senior lawyer and Managing Partner of Musthafa and Almana, has said that “NRIs can avail of the RTI Act to seek answers with regard to skewed charges by government departments, hospitals, university admissions and other issues in their home country.”

In the ‘Legal Empowerment’ meeting, the first in a series of Indo-UAE legal lectures held in Dubai, Asaf Ali, Director-General of Prosecution and State Public Prosecutor of the Kerala High Court, was quoted as saying: “There are many challenges that NRIs face when they apply for building permits and loans. Things may be inordinately delayed.”

He added: “NRIs can seek justice by asking questions under the RTI Act. But the number of NRIs who file RTI applications is still small.”

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