LANDMARK CASE
Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association v. State of Maharashtra
(2019) 3 SCC 429 · Supreme Court of India · Constitutional law
At a glance
- Citation: (2019) 3 SCC 429
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Constitutional law
- In one line: Many were struck down as arbitrary, including CCTV in performance areas.
1 Facts
Maharashtra regulated dance bars with strict conditions.
2 Issue
Were the conditions valid?
3 What the court decided
Many were struck down as arbitrary, including CCTV in performance areas.
4 Why it matters
Protects livelihood and privacy.
5 Think about it
When is regulation a ban?
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
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- Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi (1981) 1 SCC 722
- Anuj Garg v. Hotel Association of India (2008) 3 SCC 1
- Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020) 3 SCC 637
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