Speaking at a function here on Monday, solicitor Raju Thapa clarified that the local British court did not make any such ruling. “There are five provisions in two Acts to bring children above 18 years here. The children have to be unmarried, economically dependent on their parents, any one of the parents must be unhealthy or they should continue their studies here. The new Act has removed all such provisions and a complaint was lodged in the local court against the move. The court ruled on behalf of the government and said that the new Act is clear,” Thapa said.

 

However, he said that if the family can establish that children above 18 are still economically dependent on their parents, they can be brought to the United Kingdom.

 

At the programme, Reading East Member of Parliament Rob Wilson suggested that Gurkhas not waste their money by going after such misleading interpretations of the court’s verdict.

 

The case against the new Act was filed by the Ho and Ko Solicitors law firm on behalf of the Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen’s Organisation (GAESO).

 

A few speakers even accused GAESO of disseminating such misleading news to swindle funds from innocent Gurkha families in the name of bringing their children to the UK.

Published on: 29 January 2013 | The Kathmandu Post