A bench of justices K M Joseph and S Ravindra Bhat, which set aside the Bombay High Court judgement, said the "gender-cap" appears to be the product of a stereotypical view that women who perform in bars and establishments belong to a certain class of society.
The Supreme Court has said gender stereotypes and historical prejudice have no place in the society, while declaring a gender cap imposed by the Maharashtra government on female performers, restricting them to four, in dance and orchestra bars, .
The top court held that restriction directly transgressed fundamental rights under Article 15 (1) and Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of the performers as well as the licence owners. 📰 ‘Gender Stereotypes and Historical Prejudice Have No Place in Society,’ Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra s Cap on Female Performers in Bars.
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