The Karnataka High Court has stayed the state government’s decision to cap cinema ticket prices at `200. Justice Ravi V Hosmani granted interim relief on petitions filed by the Multiplex Association of India , major production houses, and theatre owners challenging the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing the Multiplex Association, argued the move was arbitrary and beyond the law’s scope, noting that a similar 2017 order was suspended and later withdrawn. He compared it to mandating all airline seats as economy class, stressing the state cannot impose a blanket ceiling since the Act provides no such power. Rohatgi added that cinema operators have invested heavily in infrastructure, recovering costs through differential

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