Tragedy in Nepal resort: Relatives of 8 Keralites to move International Court for justice

Thiruvananthapuram : The relatives of the eight Keralites, who died of suffocation at a private resort in Nepal during their visit to the neighbouring country on January 21, 2020, have decided to move the International Court seeking justice.
“The Nepal Government allegedly failed to take any action against the Everest Panorama Resort at Daman in Kathmandu and was helping the resort to dump the issue by not providing any compensation to the family of the victims,” Mr R Rakesh, a relative of the deceased family said here on Thursday.
He said famous International Lawyer Srinivas Kaveti and his firm offered their service free of cost to the families of the deceased to fight for justice in International Court, since it happened in a foreign country.
The eight Keralites — 5 member a family from Thiruvananthapuram and a 3-member family from Calicut — lost their lives due to carbon monoxide breath at the resort during their stay there.
“Till now, no action has been taken against the Resort authorities and the Nepal Government themselves is colluding with the resort management to dump the issue,” he alleged.
The accident happened due to categorical failure in enforcing the safety standards in the Resorts, licensed by the Government of Nepal, Rakesh pointed out.
In spite of making several representations to the Government of Nepal, the Government of India and the Government of Kerala, for the past twenty months, they have not taken any appreciable steps in doing justice to the family of the victims, he alleged.
The Law Firm also discovered that the Hotel was operating without license, violating the norms of the Tourism Act-1978, of Nepal.
The resort management provided to the victims, a defective room heater, which released poisonous Carbon Monoxide gas, leading to their death while they were in their deep sleep.
The premises was engaged in business without any insurance. The Resort and the Government of Nepal have blatantly violated the norms of International Human Rights Law of UNO, the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, the International Wrongs Act, the International Health Regulations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, he added.