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  Decks cleared for return of dance bars in Maharashtra as SC quashes stringent restrictions: 10 Big Developments

  India | January 18, 2019 0:00 IST

  The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for grant of licenses and re-opening of dance bars in Maharashtra by setting aside certain stringent provisions of a 2016 law and said the standards of morality in a society change with time.

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  Unfazed by demonetisation, Mumbai dance bars run on ‘parallel economy’: Report

  India | November 29, 2016 15:51 IST

  While commercial establishments throughout the nation have stopped accepting the debunked 500 and 1000-rupee notes following government’s demonetisation drive, there are places unaffected by the move as they are accepting the scrapped notes without a

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  New Maharashtra law prohibiting liquor in dance bars ‘absurd’ and ‘arbitrary’, says SC; but refuses to grant stay on law

  India | September 21, 2016 17:23 IST

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Maharshtra government calling its new law prohibiting liquor in dance bars as absurd and absolutely arbitrary but refused to stay the implementation of the legislation.

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  'Showering money on girls in dance bars against dignity and culture': Supreme Court

  India | August 31, 2016 8:03 IST

  A provision of a new Maharashtra Act to regulate obscene dance performances and prohibiting showering of money at dancers today found favour with the Supreme Court, which said the law respected "the dignity of woman and dignify decency and culture".

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  SC asks Maha govt to grant licenses to dance bars by March 15

  India | March 02, 2016 23:14 IST

  New Delhi: In a big relief to dance bar owners in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court today asked the state government to grant licenses to dance bars by March 15 as it modified seven conditions imposed

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  Supreme Court seeks Maharashtra Police reply on objections by dance bars

  India | February 24, 2016 14:20 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought response of Maharashtra Police on objections raised against its various conditions, like videographing entire dance performance and segregating the dance area, put in place for granting licences to

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  Supreme Court asks Maharashtra government to comply with order on dance bars in 2 weeks

  India | November 26, 2015 23:06 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today pulled up Maharashtra government for not complying with its earlier order asking it to consider granting licenses of dance bars to hoteliers and ordered it to now process such

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  History of dance bars in Mumbai, 10 unknown facts

  India | October 15, 2015 18:53 IST

  Mumbai: After a ban of two decades on Mumbai's dance bars, the Supreme Court today allowed them to run, staying the operation of Maharashtra Police Act that prohibited dance performances at eating places, beer bars

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  Maharashtra govt in favour of ban on dance bars: CM Devendra Fadnavis

  Politics | October 15, 2015 18:31 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the state government would press its demand in the Supreme Court for continuing a ban on dance performances at bars and other places.His reaction came in the

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  Dance bars to open again in Maharashtra

  India | June 03, 2014 8:22 IST

  New Delhi: Dance bars can open again in the state. In a major blow to home minister RR Patil, the state cabinet on Monday decided not to bring any ordinance which will impose a ban

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  Dance bars were the zing in Mumbai's night life

  India | July 17, 2013 11:27 IST

  Mumbai, July 17: The dance bars were once considered the jewel in the crown of Mumbai's non-stop night life -- until they were banned and shut down in August 2005.Unique to the maximum city which

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