The court then tagged the fresh plea of 'Bharatiya Bargirls Union' with a pending petition filed by IHRA on the issue.
Bar dancers in Maharashtra. (Photo: File)
New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Maharashtra government on a plea of a bar dancers' body challenging the constitutional validity of a 2016 state law putting conditions on dance performances by women in bars and hotels there.
"Issue notice. Returnable within four weeks," a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman said.
The court then tagged the fresh plea of 'Bharatiya Bargirls Union' with a pending petition filed by Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA) on the issue. It fixed the petitions for hearing on April 20.
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