Normal For Newly Married Person To Wear Gold: Customs Officer Criticized For Seizing Sri Lankan Citizen's 'Thalikodi,' 'Annihilating Hindu Customs' : Madras High Court

In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has reprimanded a Seizing Officer attached to the office of the Principal Commissioner of Customs for seizing a Mangalya Thali Kodi (gold necklace) from a Sri Lankan national, Thanushika, on the grounds of it violating the Baggage Rules 2016. The court observed that the quantity of jewelry worn by the petitioner was normal for a newly married person and should not have…