Supreme Court okays liquor in dance barsThe court did away with two other clauses that mandated a partition between the dancer and the audience and insisted that those seeking lic...
18 Jan, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
Govt presented weak side on dance bars in SC due to nexus: NCPIt also demanded that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis takes immediate legal steps to ensure that dance bars do not start operating in the ...
17 Jan, 2019, 01.56 PM IST
SC commences final hearing on pleas challenging Maharashtra law on dance barsThe apex court had earlier asked the state government to file an affidavit on the plea of bar girls and the status of applications for open...
08 Aug, 2018, 09.41 PM IST
SC pulls up Maharashtra government for not granting licence to dance barsThe SC on pulled up the Maharashtra government for not granting licence to dance bars and warned it not to overstep its powers by defying t...
25 Apr, 2016, 02.40 PM IST
Will explore all legal options: Devendra Fadnavis on SC dance bar orderFadnavis said his government was not in favour of opening dance bars and would explore legal options after SC asked it to implement its ord...
26 Nov, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Bollywood hails SC’s decision on dance bars in MaharashtraBollywood celebrities Madhur Bhandarkar, Pooja Bhatt, Konkona Sensharma have hailed the SC’s decision to stay a state law banning dance bar...
16 Oct, 2015, 05.36 AM IST
SC allows dance bars for now in MumbaiBar and restaurant owners represented by their associations had sought their reopening, as had the dancers for whom this was a means of liv...
16 Oct, 2015, 05.36 AM IST
Maharashtra government unlikely to lift ban on dance bars, may appeal against SC verdictChief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that his government would decide on the course of action after studying the verdict.
16 Oct, 2015, 04.24 AM IST
SC ruling on dance bars is a 'moral defeat' of Maharashtra government: OppositionnThe apex court has stayed the operation of 2014 amendment in the Maharashtra Police Act that had banned dance performances at bars and some...
15 Oct, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
Petitioner against dance bar ban welcomes SC orderBar Girls' Association cautiously welcomed the decision and said it now hopes for a suitable, quick and positive action from the present st...
15 Oct, 2015, 04.17 PM IST
Maharashtra government in favour of ban on dance bars: Devendra FadnavisDevendra Fadnavis said the state government would press its demand in the Supreme Court for continuing a ban on dance performances at bars ...
15 Oct, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
SC stays 2014 amendment banning dance bars in MaharashtraThe Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of Maharashtra Police Act that prohibited dance performances at eating places, beer bars...
15 Oct, 2015, 02.46 PM IST
To bar or not to bar: Supreme Court has a mixed record on bansFor all its claims to being a sentinel of liberty, the Supreme Court has a mixed record in responding to various bans challenged before it ...
15 Sep, 2015, 10.51 AM IST
Rajya Sabha elders must show better etiquette towards womenThe controversy had hardly died down when JD(U) president Sharad Yadav, in Rajya Sabha, spoke in a derogatory tone about south Indian women.
23 Mar, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
Maharashtra Assembly passes bill to ban dance shows in star hotelsEarlier, when the bar girls and bar owners approached the Bombay HC challenging the government ban, the HC had agreed with the petitioners'.
14 Jun, 2014, 11.12 AM IST
Mumbai dance bars may not open anytime soonMaharashtra government may file a review petition in the Supreme Court, hike fees and introduce more curbs on licences.
18 Jul, 2013, 05.49 AM IST
Maharashtra to form panel to study SC ruling on dance barsThe Maharashtra government has announced the formation of a legal panel to study the Supreme Court ruling.
16 Jul, 2013, 04.01 PM IST