Tattoos and India

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Getting tattoos removed

2016: Indians regret their tattoos the most

Number of tattoo removal procedures worldwide in 2016
From November 29, 2017: The Times of India

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Number of tattoo removal procedures worldwide in 2016

The legal position

Tattoos can on right arm

Ajay Sura, August 23, 2023: The Times of India

CHANDIGARH: Getting inked can deprive one of a job, especially if the tattoo is on the right arm and the post applied for is in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, reports Ajay Sura.

The Punjab and Haryana HC court recently dismissed a petition filed by a Hisar resident, challenging his rejection on the ground that he had a tattoo on the right arm, which is the saluting arm.

The petitioner, Monu, had applied for the post of constable in ITBP and had cleared all the steps, but was declared unfit in medical tests in August 2021. He moved HC against his disqualification and contended that he had got the tattoo removed, and therefore, shouldn't be denied appointment. Counsel for ITBP argued that removal of tattoo at a later stage was no ground to reconsider the case, since the advertisement for the post mentioned that there should be no tattoo on right arm.