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#SupremeCourt holds condition imposing gender cap on Orchestra Bars in Maharashtra allowing them to keep only four women singers/artists and four male singers/artists on stage to be void.

A bench of Justices KM Joseph and S Ravindra Bhat held that the said restriction directly transgressed Article 15 (1) and Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India.

"While the overall limit of performers in any given performance cannot exceed eight, the composition (i.e., all female, majority female or male, or vice versa) can be of any combination", held the bench.

The court also refused to accept the argument made by the State of Maharashtra that such restriction was imposed to protect the women.
#womensafety

In case there is any real concern for the safety of women, the state is under a duty to create situations conducive to their working, to run that extra mile to facilitate their employment, rather than to thwart it, and stifle their choice, the bench has said.

SC declares law imposing gender-cap for employment in bars in Maharashtra void, says “appears to be product of a stereotypical view that women who perform in bars and establishments belong to a certain class of society” #gender
@AishwaryaIyer24 reports
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