Public Servants cannot show gifts a income from lawful source says Apex Court.

In its judgement deflating Sasikala's ambition to become Chief Minister, the Supreme Court has dealth a blow to gift loving public servants by ruling that presents could not be counted as income from lawful sources.Supreme Court said "To reiterate, disclosure of such gits in the IT returns of Jayalalithaa and odrers of the IT authorities on the basis thereof do not validate the said receipts to evaluate the same to lawful income to repel the charge under Section 13(1)(e) of PC Act.