Delhi HC Defined A Chappal And A Sandal In A Verdict And Twitterati Went Berserk Over It

Are you laughing already? Wait for the full story, guys. It so happened that on Saturday, Delhi High Court came with a life-altering verdict while defining a chappal and a sandal. It was a crucial one because it helps in determining customs drawbacks (a refund on duty paid by manufacturers who deal in exports). On sandals, the custom duty drawback is 10% and on chappals it is 5%.

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. They claimed their products were sandals and not chappals to avail a 10% drawback.

The case was filed back in 2003 and the conflict reached Delhi High Court after judgements from Council of Leather Exports and Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI). Finally, it reached the verdict that women footwear without a strap are sandals and not chappals.

But, Twitterati often doesn’t bother to read the full news and forms opinions based on headlines only. When ‘The Hindu’ tweeted the piece of news, people came up with funny reactions based on their aloofness of the whole matter.

Footwear without back strap is sandal, not chappal: HC https://t.co/rI78SDUbp7

— The Hindu (@the_hindu) January 28, 2017

 

TBH, some are funny. Take a look

1. This girl was feeling enlightened.

all my life was under impression that chappals r chappals & not sandals thanks to the lordships doubt cleared pure enlightenment🐒

— Rohini (@rohinikulkarni6) January 28, 2017

 

2. He even brought out the semantics of the equations.

glad to know footwear semantics have been given the urgency they deserve.

— Farhaan Shaikh (@b0yblunder) January 28, 2017

 

3. He cited the difference between T-shirt and baniyaan.

t-shirt without sleeves is baniyaan, not t-shirt. Mind it.. 😁😜😂

— Imandar Mogambo (@Funny_mogambo) January 28, 2017

 

4. One guy had a poll on the piece of news.

do you think this is the most iconic judgement by the supreme Court ever?

— WTF (@Wheres_TheFood_) January 28, 2017

 

5. Rings bells, guys?

last decade we had chappell and scandal. now we have chappal and sandal?

— KS 💭🖖 (@52ra67ha4) January 28, 2017

 

6. Ah! The irony.

https://twitter.com/pliersnwires/status/825318979715477504

 

7. Biryani vs Pulav battle has a verdict?

Biryani without Chicken is Pulav, not Biryani: HC
*Much needed*https://t.co/uq2cm9oaPL

— Saniya Sayed (@Ssaniya_) January 28, 2017

 

8. Voila!

Yesterday I bought a chappal and it's suddenly a sandal now. Daiyyum!https://t.co/wqP6aPsB75

— Riyaz Usman (@riyazusman) January 28, 2017

 

9. Dayum, girl!

Now this is really really important guys, not because of chappal but HC actually gave a Verdict!! 👏👏👏👏 https://t.co/7vhPY6qHi6

— Arnaz Hathiram (@ArnazHathiram) January 28, 2017

 

10. Much buck buck?

https://twitter.com/kitAnurag/status/825572718779236353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

 

And, some spoke sense, too.

11. He justified while retweeting that it was for tax purpose.

Interesting Delhi HC judgment on whether women's footwear sans back strap is 'sandal' or 'chappal' (for tax): https://t.co/pJSlidFTub

— Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) January 28, 2017

 

12. And, this guy pointed the fact.

shows why we Indians love to comment before reading and watching.. This was a customs duty case..Economic Justice.

— shahid ansari (@mskansari) January 28, 2017

Well, we do enjoy a few laughs but it’s always better to crack jokes after knowing the subject well. Classic case of ignorant trolling!

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