The Supreme Court yesterday rapped the state government for not granting licenses to dance bars on account of non-compliance of some conditions and said it is better for women to perform then beg on streets or do something “unacceptable” to earn livelihood.

A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh dealt with certain pre-conditions for grant of licenses to dance bars and said, “Conditions subsequent cannot be equated with condition precedents.”