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    The Bombay High Court criticized a state law that prohibits women from working in bars and restaurants after 9:30pm as discriminatory and likened the situation to Nazi Germany. The law targets mostly female waitresses and singers. It was challenged in court by advocacy groups arguing it discriminates against women. During the hearing, the court was told women bar employees must carry personal details with them at all times, and one judge questioned if they were in Nazi Germany. The state had argued women working in bars come from poor backgrounds and are prone to illegal exploitation, justifying the restriction.

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    The Bombay High Court criticized a state law that prohibits women from working in bars and restaurants after 9:30pm as discriminatory and likened the situation to Nazi Germany. The law targets mostly female waitresses and singers. It was challenged in court by advocacy groups arguing it discriminates against women. During the hearing, the court was told women bar employees must carry personal details with them at all times, and one judge questioned if they were in Nazi Germany. The state had argued women working in bars come from poor backgrounds and are prone to illegal exploitation, justifying the restriction.

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    Bombay HC Questions Law Preventing Women To Work in Bars Post 9.30 PM

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    The Bombay High Court criticized a state law that prohibits women from working in bars and restaurants after 9:30pm as discriminatory and likened the situation to Nazi Germany. The law targets mostly female waitresses and singers. It was challenged in court by advocacy groups arguing it discriminates against women. During the hearing, the court was told women bar employees must carry personal details with them at all times, and one judge questioned if they were in Nazi Germany. The state had argued women working in bars come from poor backgrounds and are prone to illegal exploitation, justifying the restriction.

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    Bombay HC questions law preventing women to work in bars post 9.

    30 pm
    MUMBAI: A state law which prohibits women from working in bars and restaurant after 2130 hours has come in for sharp rebuke by the Bombay High Court, with the judges likening the situation to that prevailing in Nazi Germany. The women, which the law targets, are mostly waitresses and singer. Bombay Shops and Establishment Act, 1948, has been challenged by Womanist Organisation of India (WOI) and Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHAR), on the ground that it is discriminatory. The same rule does not apply to five-star hotels, the petitioners say. During the hearing yesterday, court was told that women bar employees have to carry a "nokarnama" -- a document containing their personal details -- all the time. "Where are we living? In Nazi Germany? a livid Justice F I Rebello asked. In an affidavit filed last year, the state has said that women working at bars come from "the poor strata of the society, and are prone to illegal exploitation at the hands of male customers, hotel staff, etc. Hence, they are not allowed to work after 9.30 pm".

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