Return seized Souza, Padamsee nudes in 2 weeks: Bombay high court to Customs

The Bombay high court ordered the Customs Department to return artworks by Francis Newton Souza and Akbar Padamsee within two weeks, quashing the previous confiscation order. The court questioned the state’s right to label art as obscene. The artworks were initially seized on arriving in Mumbai, but the court’s decision supports the artists’ esteemed reputations.