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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.