People belonging to both genders, particularly who go to health spa for a massage by members of opposite sex, and the owner of health spa have no problems to use/ provide such facilities. The police, however, could inspect the spas and take appropriate action in accordance with law, if find there any illegality, but can not prohibit massages done by the opposite sex in spas.
The Madras High Court on Friday ruled that the city police do not have any legal right to interfere with such activities. Police, as on date, has no legal right to prevent a massage parlour being operated by any citizen of this country, even if it (massage) is done by persons belonging to the opposite sex.
Justice Chandru reading out the order cited judgments of the Supreme Court that the apex court and several high courts had on occasions interfered with police powers to prohibit dance shows in restaurants, video parlours running video games for youth and children, and women serving liquor in bars.
He, however, added that the police can inspect and take appropriate action in accordance with law in cases of any criminal activities prohibited by the law is carried out covertly in the name of spa centres.
The application in this regard was filed by Influence Lifestyle Stores Private Limited seeking to restrain the city police from interfering with its business.
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