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Indian women 'can serve alcohol'

By Shyam Suman
BBC News, Delhi

The High Court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has overturned a law which banned women from serving alcohol in public places.

Two judges ruled that the 1914 legislation was unconstitutional.

They said the law violated a woman's fundamental right to equality and to choose her own profession.

They were ruling on a petition filed by the Hotel Association of India and two women hotel employees, who said the law was damaging their career prospects.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4607430.stm

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