The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Maharashtra government on a plea of a bar dancers' body challenging the constitutional validity of a 2016 state law putting conditions on dance performances by women in bars and hotels in the state.<br/>The court then tagged the fresh plea of 'Bharatiya Bargirls Union' with a pending petition filed by Indian Hotel<br/>and Restaurant Association (IHRA) on the issue.<br/><br/>'It fixed the petitions for hearing on April 20. The apex court is already hearing petitions, including<br/>the one filed by the IHRA, challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Maharashtra rohibition<br/>of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women (Working therein) Act, 2016.<br/><br/>'The fresh plea, filed by 'Bharatiya Bargirls Union', has<br/>termed the new Act as arbitrary and violative of their right to earn a livelihood through legitimate means.<br/><br/><br/><br/>