This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Deciding in the favor of night club owners, Supreme Court of India uplifted a ban on their operations previously imposed by a Bombay high court. The ban was initially aimed at curbing the illegal night bars which housed unhygienic prostitution in India.
Celebrating the Supreme Court verdict, Fight For Rights of Bar Owners Association president M.S. Sethi said Mumbai police had cancelled all licences subject to the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling.
“Now that the SC ruling has gone in our favor, the police decision stands automatically cancelled. I don’t see any reason why we cannot re-start the dance bars from today,” Sethi said.
In 2005, the Maharashtra government proposed an amendment in the Bombay Police Act. The decision faced official challenges posed by an association representing restaurants and bars. After the high court nullified state government’s decision in 2006, concerned authorities took the matter to the apex court.
According to the state government, 345 bars had official licenses to run while 2500 were doing illegal business in the state. On the other hand, stakeholders of dance bars, restaurants and bar girls insisted that the Bombay Police (Amendment) Act, 2005 states that dance performances for public amusement were legal.
Various organizations fought for the survival of these dance bars, claiming that over 70,000 female employees in this business had already committed suicide due to unemployment and financial crunch. They challenged the state government by highlighting crucial facts about female workers in the industry. It was brought into notice that up to 72% of the bar girls were married and 68% were sole bread earners of their family.
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