The Supreme Court ruling striking down the ban on bar dancing is welcomed with great jubilation by the Bar Owners Association. This is the third court victory for the bar owners and the dancers since the ban was first introduced in 2005 on the ground of public morality, which rang the death knell for the famous night life of Mumbai, the city that never sleeps.

Since then, despite various court victories, the bars have never reopened. The dancers who were the mainstay of these bars have left the city and faded into oblivion, unable to withstand the harsh life of the city, in which they had performed and entertained thousands of patrons each night. For the courts, in all its rulings, the concern has always been the right of the dancers to earn a living.