The Delhi High Court, while hearing petitions challenging the ban on cross-gender massage in Delhi, ordered the Delhi government to refrain from taking any action regarding the ban on cross-gender massage in the city. Senior advocate Rahul Mehra, appearing for the Delhi government, told the court that the policy to prevent sexual activities at such centers was framed after due deliberation. In response to this, a bench of Justice Rekha Palli of the Delhi High Court said that such services do not mean mere sexual activity. However, the court also said that it is not even forbidding the government to stop illegal activities.
Let us tell you that cross-gender massage means that a man should be massaged by a woman or a woman should be massaged by a man. The court was hearing petitions challenging the ban on ‘cross-gender’ massage. Senior advocate Rahul Mehra, appearing for the Delhi government, had sought permission to implement the policy, which has now taken the form of a guideline. He asked the court to allow the policy to remain in force for some time and pointed out that cross-gender massage is not allowed in many places including five star hotels. In response to this, the bench said that having a cross-gender massage does not mean that there is sexual activity. You stop your people. The Delhi government’s counsel said that the authorities would only take action against illegal activities. The court adjourned hearing on the petitions till the end of this month.
According to the report of Jagran, the Delhi government has banned interracial massage in spas. Under this, cross gender massage is no longer allowed in spas or massage centers. In such a situation, no woman can give massage therapy to a man and a man to a woman. Apart from this, the opening of new massage centers in residential areas has also been banned. Under the new rule, at present, the massage center will have to get a license under the new rules. Apart from this, customers coming for massage will also have to show their identity card. Only after this they will be able to get admission in the massage center.