UK govt pledges to review Gurkha resettlement cases by year end

The British government on Tuesday pledged to review the resettlement cases of more than 2,000 former Gurkha soldiers before the end of this year.

During the third reading of a bill in the upper chamber House of Lords which aims to change the rules, Lord William Brett for the government said"urgent action" was being taken to review all cases by the end of the year, APF reports.

The bill was introduced in the upper house of parliament long before the High Court's ruling last month. But ministers still have to pass a law encapsulating the court's ruling, the report said, adding that one way of doing so could be for the government to support the bill, introduced by Lord John Lee, the Liberal Democrat party's defence spokesman.

Gurkha veterans, supported by campaigners like actress Joanna Lumley, have waged a lengthy battle for them to settle in UK which culminated when the High Court on Sept 30 said the current policy should be reviewed. nepalnews.com mk Oct 14 08

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