Not Every Nude Painting is Obscene: Customs Admonished for Confiscating 7 Artworks: Bombay High Court

In a landmark ruling, the Bombay High Court recently ordered the release of seven paintings by eminent Indian artists Francis Newton Souza and Akbar Padamsee, which had been confiscated by customs officials on grounds of obscenity. The Court sharply admonished the customs department for their subjective assessment of the artworks, asserting that government officials cannot impose personal interpretations of morality on the public. The judgment by a division bench of…