DomainK Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 SC agrees that the ban on dance girls is a violation of the right to earn a living. But now they have to get a license for the job. Bar dancers can get back to work in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra after getting licenses from the government, the Supreme Court ruled today, allowing hundreds of premises which employed women to dance and entertain customers to reopen. Today's verdict agrees with the Bombay High Court, which had ruled that the ban on bar dancers violates the constitutional right to earn a living. The estimated 700 establishments affected by the decision state employ more than 75,000 women who perform Bollywood-style dance routines and get showered with cash in return. In 2005, the Mumbai Police had banned dance performances in Maharashtra in bars but cleared them for "elite establishments" and hotels that were of three-star standard or higher. That decision was declared unconstitutional by the Bombay High Court . The verdict was then challenged by the state government which said the performances were vulgar and left women performers vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation and that the bars they performed in corrupted the young and were meeting places for criminals. The government had claimed that while there were only 345 licensed dance bars, about 2500 unlicensed bars were doing business in the state. Women activists and lawyers representing dancers were among those who said the government's stand is sexist and prohibits women from earning a living without providing them with any other employment opportunities. http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/dance-bars-can-re-open-in-mumbai-rules-supreme-court-392761
beetle Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 If actors can earn money doing item numbers not just in movies but in hotels and weddings ...why can't these dancers do the same. I bet their dances are classier than chikni chameli and the fevicol one .Good decision .
carnish Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 If actors can earn money doing item numbers not just in movies but in hotels and weddings ...why can't these dancers do the same. I bet their dances are classier than chikni chameli and the fevicol one .Good decision . Its good for dancers. But aren't these kind of bars usually habited by Anti-Socials?? They kind give these people a licence to sit and drink and then abuse laws of land once drunk.
beetle Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 They have not reformed in the absence of dance bars. Atleast now the police know their adda.
DomainK Posted July 16, 2013 Author Posted July 16, 2013 Its good for dancers. But aren't these kind of bars usually habited by Anti-Socials?? They kind give these people a licence to sit and drink and then abuse laws of land once drunk. You mean if dance bars didn't exist, anti-socials wouldn't exist?
gaurav92 Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 They ban mannequins and they unban dance bars. Strange world we live in :D
Sean Bradley Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Its a good & a bad decision. Good for dance girls and their families.
ravishingravi Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 About freaking time. Apparently you can have half naked girls in IPL games dancing in front of millions including children, but this is beyond morality. And the prostitution argument is BS of highest caliber.
Clarke Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Its fair, and hopefully the women working in bars have adequate protection available from the harami crowd.
carnish Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 You mean if dance bars didn't exist' date=' anti-socials wouldn't exist?[/quote'] Did I say so?? I said its just like giving them an extra location to gather and drink and do whatever they want. Even if they do open up dance bars,these should be done after fully ensuring safety and security of the girls dancing and there should be a limit on the number of drinks one can be served in these bars. Plus the fact that these things need to be implemented properly and then only should a bar be allowed to be opened otherwise its not a wise decision.
veer Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 I thought they were always open... hmmm bollywood doesnt keep up with current laws..
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