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- The Maharashtra government has issued a government resolution stopping the grant of new Live Music Performance (Orchestra) licences under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, and existing licences will not be renewed.
- Instead, orchestra establishments will be regulated under the 2016 Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms Act, which restricts obscene dance performances and protects the dignity of women working there.
- The move comes after the government found that orchestra licences were being used to circumvent the 2016 Act's restrictions on dance bars.
- The State Legislature passed the enabling amendment earlier this year, and it received the Governor's assent and was gazetted on July 22.
What to watch next
- How existing orchestra licence holders transition to regulation under the 2016 Act as old licences lapse without renewal
- Whether the decline in dance bar licences under the 2016 Act continues with orchestras now covered
- Any legal or industry challenge to the new licensing regime
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