SC: Dance bar liquor ban is absurd
The Supreme Court questioned the Maharashtra government on Wednesday over its decision to ban serving of liquor in dance bars and put them under CCTV surveillance, terming it “absurd“ and “regressive“ and allowed bar owners to carry on their business irrespective of the new rules.A bench of justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan asked Maharashtra how it could ban serving of liquor in dance bars when the bars had got valid liquor licence and asked the government why it did not impose a blanket ban on consumption of liquor in the state.
The bench said new rules framed by the Maharashtra government would not be applicable to the three dance bars which have got licence. It allowed them to carry on their business as per old law till the matter was adjudicated by the top court. It posted the case for hearing on November 9.
The bench said new rules framed by the Maharashtra government would not be applicable to the three dance bars which have got licence. It allowed them to carry on their business as per old law till the matter was adjudicated by the top court. It posted the case for hearing on November 9.
Manoj Kulkarni : Wow.....what a Supreme standard it is trying to maintain, I must respect and congratulate.