Dance bars: India
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This is the second time the court has come to the rescue of bar girls who lost their livelihood. It had declared the ban unconstitutional in 2013 as well. | This is the second time the court has come to the rescue of bar girls who lost their livelihood. It had declared the ban unconstitutional in 2013 as well. | ||
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| + | [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Live-footage-will-violate-bar-patrons-privacy-SC/articleshow/51232801.cms ''The Times of India''], Mar 3, 2016 | ||
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| + | The Supreme Court asked the Maharashtra government to grant licences to dance bar owners within 10 days after they comply with a clutch of modified guidelines. Appearing for the Maharashtra government, additional solicitor general Pinky Anand said police were insisting on being supplied live CCTV footage of performances because they believed that dance bars, which operated till the wee hours, were centres for many other activities and there was a need to keep a constant watch on them. | ||
| + | The SC bench asked police to keep men posted in these dance bars if they feared anything untoward would happen there. "But we cannot permit you to insist on CCTV coverage of the performance area as it will be violating the right to privacy of the patrons who may not like their pictures to be flashed all over, especially to a police station," it said. | ||
| + | Appearing for the bar and restaurant owners' association, senior advocate Jayant Bhushan agreed to the court's suggestion that CCTV cameras could be installed at the entry point of dance bars as well as in the lobby and restaurant floor. | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 20 June 2016
This is a collection of articles archived for the excellence of their content. |
SC stays Maharashtra’s ban
The Times of India, Oct 16 2015
AmitAnand Choudhary
SC strikes down ban on dance bars in Maharashtra
The Supreme Court stayed the Maharashtra government's ban on dance bars but with the rider that the licensing authority could regulate the performances to ensure they are not even “remotely expressive of any kind of obscenity“. The bars which mushroomed in Mumbai and other parts in the 90s, however, may not be back in action immediately with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis indicating the state could go in appeal. Reacting to the order, he stressed the court had upheld the state government's power to regulate bars to check obscenity.
This is the second time the court has come to the rescue of bar girls who lost their livelihood. It had declared the ban unconstitutional in 2013 as well.
CCTV footage and the law
The Times of India, Mar 3, 2016
Dhananjay Mahapatra
Live footage will violate bar patrons’ privacy: SC
The Supreme Court asked the Maharashtra government to grant licences to dance bar owners within 10 days after they comply with a clutch of modified guidelines. Appearing for the Maharashtra government, additional solicitor general Pinky Anand said police were insisting on being supplied live CCTV footage of performances because they believed that dance bars, which operated till the wee hours, were centres for many other activities and there was a need to keep a constant watch on them. The SC bench asked police to keep men posted in these dance bars if they feared anything untoward would happen there. "But we cannot permit you to insist on CCTV coverage of the performance area as it will be violating the right to privacy of the patrons who may not like their pictures to be flashed all over, especially to a police station," it said. Appearing for the bar and restaurant owners' association, senior advocate Jayant Bhushan agreed to the court's suggestion that CCTV cameras could be installed at the entry point of dance bars as well as in the lobby and restaurant floor.
