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“Black Day For Maharashtra”: Daughter Of Politician Behind Dance Bar Ban
Smita Patil, daughter of the late NCP leader R R Patil, on Thursday termed as "unfortunate" the Supreme Court's decision to lift several restrictions on dance bars in Maharashtra.
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NCP Leaders Allege Maharashtra Government's Nexus With Dance Bar Owners
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday accused the Maharashtra government of presenting a weak side before the Supreme Court in the dance bar ban case, alleging a nexus with the association of bar owners.
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Supreme Court Okays Dance Bars With Liquor: 10 Facts On What It's Changed
Maharashtra's tough rules for dance bars have been relaxed by the Supreme Court, which said today "liquor and dance can co-exist". Noting that no dance bar license has been handed out since 2005, the top court said Maharashtra "can't just ban dance bars by trying to regulate them". The court struck down rules like such establishments can't come up ...
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"Seems Like Moral Policing": Top Court On Maharashtra Dance Bar Licences
The Supreme Court today asked the Maharashtra government why it has not allowed a single dance bar to operate and wondered if there was total moral policing in the state.
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No Liquor Rule Absurd, CCTV Regressive, Says Supreme Court On Dance Bars
Three dance bars in Maharashtra have been allowed by the Supreme Court to operate without CCTVs inside, serve liquor and stay open beyond 1 am.
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CCTVs At Dance Bars Not Ok, We Said This Earlier Too, Says Supreme Court
Money cannot be thrown at women in Maharashtra's dance bars, the Supreme Court said today, stressing, "It is against the dignity of women, culture and decency."
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Mumbai Dance Bar And Hotel Owners Move Supreme Court Against New Law
Several dance bar and hotel owners in Mumbai today moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the government's new law alleging that it results in banning of dance performances by artistes.
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'Better To Dance Than To Beg,' Says Supreme Court On Plea on Dance Bars
Hearing a plea on dance bars in Mumbai, the Supreme Court today observed that it is "better to dance than to go to streets for begging or earning livelihood through unacceptable means."
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On Dance Bar Ban, A Government-Opposition Tango In Maharashtra
They may quibble and oppose each other on every other issue, but when it comes to banning dance bars, Maharashtra's politicians stand shoulder to shoulder. A week after the Supreme Court had ordered that dance bars be given licenses March 15, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena government has decided to bring another bill to stop them reopening.
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Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra Government to Issue Dance Bar Licences
The Supreme Court today directed the Maharashtra government to decide on applications seeking licences for dance bars within two weeks. The top court had earlier, on October 15, stayed a law passed by the Maharashtra assembly banning dance bars.
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Dance Bars to Reopen in Maharashtra as Supreme Court Puts Ban on Hold
The controversial law banning dance bars in Maharashtra, which provided employment to thousands of women, was put on hold by the Supreme Court today.
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Maharashtra Assembly Passes Law to Continue Ban on Dance Bars
A year after the Supreme Court cancelled a ban on dance bars in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has passed a law to continue the ban on dance bars across the state.
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Maharashtra Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Dance Performances in Hotels
Maharashtra Assembly today passed a Bill to extend the ban on dance performances at high-end hotels and other public premises, bringing to end a protracted legal battle of the Goverment over the issue which had generated a heated debate on moral policing.
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Maharashtra Cabinet Approves New Law to Ban Dance Bars
A year after the Supreme Court cancelled a ban on dance bars in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government wants to re-introduce a ban on dance bars in the state's capital.
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Mumbai: Ministers, Group Leaders Discuss Amendment to Dance Bar Act
Senior Maharashtra ministers and the group leaders of parties in the state legislature yesterday discussed a proposal to amend the Dance Bar Prohibition Act to remove a legal lacuna on the ground of which the Supreme Court had struck down the ban on the dance bars.
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“Black Day For Maharashtra”: Daughter Of Politician Behind Dance Bar Ban
Smita Patil, daughter of the late NCP leader R R Patil, on Thursday termed as "unfortunate" the Supreme Court's decision to lift several restrictions on dance bars in Maharashtra.
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NCP Leaders Allege Maharashtra Government's Nexus With Dance Bar Owners
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday accused the Maharashtra government of presenting a weak side before the Supreme Court in the dance bar ban case, alleging a nexus with the association of bar owners.
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Supreme Court Okays Dance Bars With Liquor: 10 Facts On What It's Changed
Maharashtra's tough rules for dance bars have been relaxed by the Supreme Court, which said today "liquor and dance can co-exist". Noting that no dance bar license has been handed out since 2005, the top court said Maharashtra "can't just ban dance bars by trying to regulate them". The court struck down rules like such establishments can't come up ...
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"Seems Like Moral Policing": Top Court On Maharashtra Dance Bar Licences
The Supreme Court today asked the Maharashtra government why it has not allowed a single dance bar to operate and wondered if there was total moral policing in the state.
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No Liquor Rule Absurd, CCTV Regressive, Says Supreme Court On Dance Bars
Three dance bars in Maharashtra have been allowed by the Supreme Court to operate without CCTVs inside, serve liquor and stay open beyond 1 am.
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CCTVs At Dance Bars Not Ok, We Said This Earlier Too, Says Supreme Court
Money cannot be thrown at women in Maharashtra's dance bars, the Supreme Court said today, stressing, "It is against the dignity of women, culture and decency."
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Mumbai Dance Bar And Hotel Owners Move Supreme Court Against New Law
Several dance bar and hotel owners in Mumbai today moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the government's new law alleging that it results in banning of dance performances by artistes.
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'Better To Dance Than To Beg,' Says Supreme Court On Plea on Dance Bars
Hearing a plea on dance bars in Mumbai, the Supreme Court today observed that it is "better to dance than to go to streets for begging or earning livelihood through unacceptable means."
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On Dance Bar Ban, A Government-Opposition Tango In Maharashtra
They may quibble and oppose each other on every other issue, but when it comes to banning dance bars, Maharashtra's politicians stand shoulder to shoulder. A week after the Supreme Court had ordered that dance bars be given licenses March 15, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena government has decided to bring another bill to stop them reopening.
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Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra Government to Issue Dance Bar Licences
The Supreme Court today directed the Maharashtra government to decide on applications seeking licences for dance bars within two weeks. The top court had earlier, on October 15, stayed a law passed by the Maharashtra assembly banning dance bars.
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Dance Bars to Reopen in Maharashtra as Supreme Court Puts Ban on Hold
The controversial law banning dance bars in Maharashtra, which provided employment to thousands of women, was put on hold by the Supreme Court today.
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Maharashtra Assembly Passes Law to Continue Ban on Dance Bars
A year after the Supreme Court cancelled a ban on dance bars in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has passed a law to continue the ban on dance bars across the state.
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Maharashtra Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Dance Performances in Hotels
Maharashtra Assembly today passed a Bill to extend the ban on dance performances at high-end hotels and other public premises, bringing to end a protracted legal battle of the Goverment over the issue which had generated a heated debate on moral policing.
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Maharashtra Cabinet Approves New Law to Ban Dance Bars
A year after the Supreme Court cancelled a ban on dance bars in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government wants to re-introduce a ban on dance bars in the state's capital.
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Mumbai: Ministers, Group Leaders Discuss Amendment to Dance Bar Act
Senior Maharashtra ministers and the group leaders of parties in the state legislature yesterday discussed a proposal to amend the Dance Bar Prohibition Act to remove a legal lacuna on the ground of which the Supreme Court had struck down the ban on the dance bars.
