Karnataka HC reserves order on petition against capping movie ticket prices at Rs. 200
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has reserved its order on the interim plea seeking a stay on the state government’s new rule that caps cinema ticket prices at a maximum of Rs 200, excluding tax, across all theatres, including multiplexes. The order will be pronounced on September 23.
The state government’s Karnataka Cinema (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules-2025, notified to take effect from September 12, has been challenged by film production house Hombale Films, the Multiplex Association of India’s representative Shubham Thakur, PVR Inox Ltd shareholder Santanu Pai, Keystone Entertainment, and VK Films. Their separate writ petitions came up for hearing before the single-judge bench of Justice Ravi Hosmani on Tuesday.
The petitioners requested the court to grant an interim stay on the implementation of the new rule until their writ petitions are decided. After hearing detailed arguments from both sides, the bench reserved its order for September 23.
Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi, Udaya Holla, Dhyan Chinnappa, D.R. Ravishankar, and Vikram Huilgol argued on behalf of the petitioners. Additional Advocate General Ismail Zabeeulla represented the state government.
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Yadgir: Six people burnt alive in private bus-car collision on Bidar-Bengaluru Highway in Surapura
Surapura: In a tragic road accident reported from the taluk, six people were burnt alive in a collision between a private bus and a car on the Bidar-Bengaluru Highway near the Shanthapura Cross close to the Thinthani Bridge on Friday morning.
A fire broke out due to the force of the collision, and both vehicles were gutted in the flames.
The bus is learned to have been traveling from Lingasugur to Kalaburagi, and the car was going towards Lingasugur. While none of the passengers in the bus was reportedly endangered in the accident, all six people traveling the car died in the accident and are learned to have burnt in the fire.
The local fire brigade has successfully doused the flames.
Inspector Umesh M and team of the Surapura Police Station is learned to have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
The skulls of four people are said to have been found among the debris.
