more-inIs a woman’s footwear without a back strap a “sandal” or a “chappal”? The Delhi High Court has ruled that it is a “sandal.”The judgment came after a Chennai-based footwear manufacturer, Wishall International, challenged the Centre’s position that a woman’s footwear without a back strap is a chappal and not a sandal. At the core of the dispute is the Centre’s customs duty drawback of 10% on export of sandals while export of chappals attracts only 5%. A customs duty drawback is a refund given to business houses or manufacturers who import machinery or raw material to produce goods for export. Apart from this, the court wonders whether any of the experts in this case was a woman, the ultimate customers,” the Bench said.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2017 19:07 UTC