Govt asks movie goers to save tickets for refund, in case price cap is eventually upheld by court

The Karnataka government asked all film regulars to keep the film tickets that were physically or electronically purchased, as if the ticket price limit is approved by the Supreme Court, to repayment of the surplus collected by multiplex theaters.
What the courts said
The Supreme Court of Karnataka issued an accommodation at the price limit on 23 September, and the main bench uphelded him, although he gave detailed instructions for the sale of tickets and repayment in the case of the final order in the case.
“Petitions [Karnataka State Film Chamber of Commerce] Be successful in the final trial, all the amounts collected electronically during the pool of the case (except for applicable GST) should be reimbursed to consumers through the same payment method used for reservation. In a press note on Friday, he applied to film regulars to save all records of tickets and to save their tickets and multiplex theater.
The State Government directed Multipx Theaters to save the sales date and time of the tickets, the reservation mode and payment time, including GST, including the amounts that should include digitally monitoring receipts for all cash transactions and daily cash records.
Refund Planning Plan
According to the Supreme Court’s instructions, the state government asked the Indian Multiplex Association to offer a refund to its licensing authority within 45 days and to detail the mechanism of consumer repayments. “Upon the approval of the license authority, the plan will be placed in front of the Supreme Court for the final approval,” he said.
Published – 03 October 2025 09:44

