On Monday, Maharashtra’s legislative council cleared a bill to regulate dance bars in the state. If passed by the state Assembly as well, the new law would finally allow the reopening of bars ...

Justice Misra referred to the clampdown on dance bars by the Maharashtra Assembly despite the Supreme Court, in 2013, upholding that “dancing is a fundamental right.” ...

Maharashtra's tough rules for dance bars have been relaxed by the Supreme Court, which said today "liquor and dance can co-exist". Noting that no dance bar license has been handed out since 2005 ...

The dance bar ban in Maharashtra will continue with the state cabinet amending its 2005 law to prohibit performances in bigger, starred hotels and removing the bias the Supreme Court had pointed ...

Maharashtra’s dance bars will spring back to life after the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to grant licences to dance bars by March 15. The court also refused to allow ...

The Maharashtra government is firm on not letting dance bars reopen, Home Minister R R Patil informed the state Assembly on Friday, and indicated that it will bring in an ordinance soon to ensure ...