The Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up the state government over the bar on waitresses working at bars and restaurants at night, asking how else women are supposed to exercise their right to livelihood, and over the way waitresses are treated at bars.
The court was shocked to hear that waitresses are required to carry a form (nokarnama) with their name and details all the time. “Where are we living? In Nazi Germany?” asked Justice F I Rebello, part of a division Bench with Justice Amjed Sayed.
The counsel for the government, however, clarified that both men and women in such establishments are required to carry the form.
The court was hearing a petition by Womanist Organisation of India and Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR), challenging the 9 30 pm deadline for waitresses under the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act.
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