{"id":47206,"date":"2017-03-02T09:36:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T04:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=47206"},"modified":"2017-03-02T09:36:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T04:06:59","slug":"sc-notice-maha-govt-plea-bar-dancers-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-notice-maha-govt-plea-bar-dancers-body","title":{"rendered":"SC notice to Maha govt on plea of bar dancers&#8217; body"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_46502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46502\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/decide-death-row-convicts-plea-2-monthssc-hc\/death-row\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"292,173\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"death row\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-46502 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?resize=292%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SC notice to Maha govt on plea of bar dancers' body\" width=\"292\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?w=292&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SC notice to Maha govt on plea of bar dancers&#8217; body<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Maharashtra government on a plea of a bar dancers&#8217; body challenging the constitutional validity of a 2016 state law putting conditions on dance performances by women in bars and hotels there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Issue notice. Returnable within four weeks,&#8221; a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman said.<\/p>\n<p>The court then tagged the fresh plea of &#8216;Bharatiya Bargirls Union&#8217; with a pending petition filed by Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA) on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>It fixed the petitions for hearing on April 20.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Maharashtra government on a plea of a bar dancers&#8217; body challenging the constitutional validity of a 2016 state law putting conditions on dance performances by women in bars and hotels there. &#8220;Issue notice. 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