Dance Bars
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Maharashtra govt to amend Mumbai Police Act as CM Fadnavis vows to tighten dance bar rules
Maharashtra | Jun 30, 2026, 01:52 PM ISTThe Maharashtra government will amend the Mumbai Police Act to prevent dance bar operators from exploiting legal loopholes. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the move will strengthen licensing rules and enable stricter action against repeat violators.
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Decks cleared for return of dance bars in Maharashtra as SC quashes stringent restrictions: 10 Big Developments
India | Jan 18, 2019, 12:00 AM ISTThe 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 | Nov 29, 2016, 03:51 PM ISTWhile 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 | Sep 21, 2016, 05:23 PM ISTThe 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 | Aug 31, 2016, 08:03 AM ISTA 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 | Mar 02, 2016, 11:14 PM ISTNew 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 | Feb 24, 2016, 02:20 PM ISTNew 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 | Nov 26, 2015, 11:06 PM ISTNew 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 | Oct 15, 2015, 06:53 PM ISTMumbai: 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
National | Oct 15, 2015, 06:31 PM ISTMumbai: 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 | Jun 03, 2014, 08:22 AM ISTNew 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 | Jul 17, 2013, 11:27 AM ISTMumbai, 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