Tuesday, August 16 2005 13:55 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: A group of dance bar owners have challenged in the Bombay High Court the ban on the dance bars in Maharashtra.

'Aahar', the group of dance bar owners, in its petition, has pointed out that the implementation of the Mumbai Police (Amendment) Bill, 2005 has rendered around 10 lakh persons unemployed, Manjit Singh Abrol representing 'Aahar' told reporters in Mumbai.

The petition would come up for hearing tomorrow on its admission, Abrol said.

The ban on dance bars came into effect from August 14.

Also, the Dance Bars Association and Bharatiya Bar Girls Union would file separate petitions in the Bombay High Court later in the day challenging the State Government's bill, president of the Bar Girls Union Varsha Kale said.

The Bill provides for a ban on "holding of a performance of dance, of any kind, in an eating houses, permit rooms or beer bars."