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The elderly, those who have ailments and pregnant women are very vulnerable to Covid-19. It is seeing the pathos of scores of pregnant Indian women who are in advance stage of pregnancies, and are stranded abroad, particularly the Gulf countries, PLC decided to file a Writ Petition which basically aimed to provide relief to the stranded pregnant women.

A writ petition titled as Sanisha Thomas & Ors. v. Union of India &Ors. (Diary No. 11045/2020) was filed through Adv. Jose Abraham, President of PLC. The petition highlighted the grievance of 18 pregnant Indian Nurses and Doctors for immediate repatriation from the Saudi Arabia & India. The grievance of the above group of petitioners came to the knowledge of Adv. Jose Abraham through Mr. Latheef Thechy , Founder President of Peace India.

https://livelaw.in/top-stories/more-than-250-pregnant-nurses-and-doctors-stranded-in-saudi-arabia-plea-in-sc-seeks-urgent-repatriation-155862;

https://www.mathrubhumi.com/gulf/saudi-arabia/indian-pregnant-women-needs-to-go-to-india-petition-filed-in-supreme-court-1.4721242;

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/apr/28/18-pregnant-women-stuck-in-saudi-arabia-approach-sc-2136164.html;

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