In Brief
The Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association challenged licensing conditions for live music and dance performances in bars and restaurants. The Supreme Court found that certain conditions—including restrictions on stage size, height of partitions, number of dancers, and mandatory CCTV surveillance with continuous police feed—required constitutional examination. The Court directed the State of Maharashtra to respond to the association's objections to these conditions and listed the matter for further hearing, emphasizing that licensees must comply with all regulatory directions once licences are issued.">
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