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K.H. Holambe Patil, the council for the Association put forth the defence that the petitioner was not rejected for being a woman but on the ground that domicile certificates were not presented showing that the petitioners have resided in the State of Maharashtra for more than 5 years.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span  >Giving the aforementioned order, the bench of Dipak Misra and U.U. Lalit, JJ, further directed that if the Association would create any hurdle, it will be obligatory on the part of the police administration to see that the female make-up artists are not harassed in any manner whatsoever, for harassment of a woman is absolutely unconscionable, unacceptable and intolerable. Considering the fact that similar situation is prevalent in other States of the country as well, the Court listed the matter to be heard in the first week of January, 2015. Charu Khurana v. 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