Supreme Court movie Karnataka to keep track of ticket sales High Court The order has been put on hold. Supreme Court multiplex operators on behalf of High Court It was hearing petitions filed against the order of the Supreme Court, which required a comprehensive and auditable audit trail of every movie ticket sold. record Instructions were given to keep it. The Supreme Court has put a stay on this order.
High Court on 30 September Single This direction was given while hearing a petition against the order of the bench, in which Karnataka Cinema (regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2025, which sought to limit the price of cinema tickets to Rs 200, was put on hold.
Bench as per Live Law report A petition challenging the order was filed on Monday (November 3, 2025) justice Vikram Nath And justice Sandeep Mehta Came for hearing before the bench of petitioner multiplex on behalf of Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi Told in the court that tickets should not be sold only from the counter, but through book. My There are also shows, so it is not easy to keep track of them. They High Court Also objected to this instruction of cash buy tickets from people ID of Details Should also be kept.
The Karnataka government had recently decided to keep the ticket price at Rs 200, due to which the court multiplex Said that as long as this matter is in the court, the account of ticket sales should be maintained. The state government lawyer says that High Court In its interim order, it had provided that if the decision is in favor of the state government, then the remaining money except Rs 200 will be returned to the consumers.
The Supreme Court said that at present the trend of cinema is decreasing. It should be made more rational for people to come and enjoy. Otherwise, the halls are lying empty. The bench said that we agree with the decision of the division bench that the ticket price should be Rs 200.
The court agreed to hear the petition of Multiplex Association of India and others. The court issued notice to Karnataka State Film Chamber of Commerce and others and sought response on the petition within four weeks. The bench said, ‘In the meantime, the effect and operation of the impugned order will remain in abeyance.’
A single judge of the High Court had put an interim stay on the amendment till further orders. when the case bench When the petition came before the Supreme Court, it said that an interim arrangement was necessary to protect the financial interests of all parties concerned until the final decision on the petition was reached.
The division bench passed directions, which also included that multiplex Comprehensive and auditable of every ticket sold record will keep and these record date and time of sale in, booking Method of payment, method of payment, amount collected and GST should be included. The court had said, ‘For all cash transactions digital Traceable receipts should be issued, and on the daily cash register multiplex by the manager in charge of countersignature did Should go.
bench Said that for cash-based ticket sales, multiplex to consumers numberedTime-stamped receipts will have to be issued. High Court The next hearing of the case was scheduled for November 25.