https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170118 Section 30 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 was analysed under Articles 14, 15, 16, 19(1)(g) and 21 in relation to a blanket bar on employing women and men below 25 years in premises where liquor or intoxicating drugs were consumed. The measure was found to rest on outdated sex- and age-based stereotypes, and to fail heightened scrutiny and proportionality because it imposed an invidious and disproportionate restriction on equality, autonomy and livelihood. The Court also held that res extra commercium did not extend to employment in a licensed business, and that parens patriae could not justify a sweeping exclusion that caused constitutional harm. The impugned restriction was therefore held unconstitutional. en-us Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Nov 2015 21:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170118 Section 30 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 was analysed under Articles 14, 15, 16, 19(1)(g) and 21 in relation to a blanket bar on employing women and men below 25 years in premises where liquor or intoxicating drugs were consumed. The measure was found to rest on outdated sex- and age-based stereotypes, and to fail heightened scrutiny and proportionality because it imposed an invidious and disproportionate restriction on equality, autonomy and livelihood. The Court also held that res extra commercium did not extend to employment in a licensed business, and that parens patriae could not justify a sweeping exclusion that caused constitutional harm. The impugned restriction was therefore held unconstitutional. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170118