Andhra Pradesh High Court has given a shock to the AP Government through its judgment earlier today. The court ruled that the government does not have any powers to decide the ticket rates of movies.
Further, the court has stated that the government only has the right to convey an opinion and not enforce it. The court in its decision sided with the multiplexes and said that only the licensing authorities (theatres) can decide the ticket prices instead.
The court was responding to a petition filed by The Multiplex Association of India against the AP Government’s latest GO with regards to ticket prices.
Early in March, the minimum price for a ticket was increased to Rs 20 from Rs 5 and the maximum price remained capped at Rs 250. The government has been instructed that any future committees being set on the matter must include representatives from multiplexes.
AP government has been directed to apply counter-arguments to this interim judgment. The next hearing on this matter has been scheduled for June 15th.
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