Mumbai: On Monday Supreme Court was annoyed on Maharashtra government for not granting license for bar dancers. Supreme Court has asked the Maharashtra government ‘if they want women to beg on the roads instead of dancing in bars.’
The Supreme Court said, “Income from dancing in bars is better than poverty.” The apex court also criticised the state government for framing strict rules that takes away the freedom of dance bars owners of opening the bars.
“Dance is a profession. If it is obscene, then it loses its legal sanctity. However, the government regulatory measures can’t be prohibitory,” SC said.
The Supreme Court had recently cleared the decks for the issuance of dance bar licenses to hotels and restaurants in Mumbai as it modified the conditions for the permit and excluded installation of CCTV cameras from restaurants and dance performance area.
