Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Kerala Man Wins Compensation for Failed Overseas Job
A man in Kerala, India, paid a recruitment agency Rs 50,000 to help him get a job in Saudi Arabia or Bahrain.
The agency promised to get him a work visa, but they didn't.
The man complained, and a court said the agency did something wrong.
The court told the agency to give the man his money back and pay him an extra Rs 25,000 as compensation.
This happened in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, and the court's decision was made on June 30.
A consumer commission in Kerala found a recruitment agency deficient in service and ordered it to refund Rs 50,000 and pay Rs 25,000 in compensation to a hotel management graduate.
The man, Akshay Raveendran, was promised overseas employment in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain but did not receive a work visa.
The agency, Lobo Offshore Recruitment, was found liable for the deficiency in service.
The order was issued by President P V Jayarajan and members Preetha G Nair and Viju V R of the Thiruvananthapuram district commission.
The complaint was filed after the man paid Rs 50,000 for visa processing, which was not delivered as promised.
- Who
- Akshay Raveendran, a hotel management graduate, and Muraleedhara, the proprietor of Lobo Offshore Recruitment
- What
- A consumer commission in Kerala ordered a recruitment agency to refund Rs 50,000 and pay Rs 25,000 in compensation to a man who was promised an overseas job but did not receive a work visa
- When
- The order was issued on June 30
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
- Why
- The man paid Rs 50,000 for visa processing after being assured of vacancies in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, but the recruitment agency failed to deliver on its promise
- Complainant
- Akshay Raveendran
- Recruitment Agency
- Lobo Offshore Recruitment
- Amount Paid
- Rs 50,000
- Compensation Awarded
- Rs 75,000
- Location
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Date of Order
- June 30
- Promised Destinations
- Saudi Arabia and Bahrain