The Supreme Court stayed the order passed by the division bench of the Karnataka High Court directing the cinema multiplexes in the State to maintain auditable accounts of every ticket sold during the pendency of the challenge to the State Government fixing the ticket price at Rs 200.

A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the interim order while issuing notice on the petitions filed by Multiplex Association of India and other petitioners against the High Court's order.

The bench also clarified that the single bench of the High Court may proceed to decide the challenge to the price-cap imposed by the State. It may be recalled that the single bench had stayed the price-cap. The division bench, in State's appeal, did not lift the stay; however, the division be

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