The Supreme Court has declared a gender cap imposed by the Maharashtra government on female performers to four in dance and orchestra bars as void, saying it appeared to be "the product of a stereotypical view" and excluded "women’s choice of avocation" and "entombed their aspirations". A bench of Justices K M Joseph and S Ravindra Bhat held that the restriction directly
Justice Bhat, who authored the judgment on behalf of the bench, said the state has not justified, independently, how the gender-cap, as for an individual orchestra or band, is regulatory.
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.