The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Karnataka High Court’s directive requiring multiplexes to maintain a “comprehensive and auditable record” for every movie ticket sold. The direction had been issued by a division bench of the high court on September 30 while hearing a plea concerning the cap on cinema ticket prices at ₹200 under the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, hearing a plea by the Multiplex Association of India, issued notice to the Karnataka State Film Chamber of Commerce and others, seeking their response within four weeks. “In the meantime, the effect and operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed,” the court ordered.

The bench, while acknowledging the broader context of the case, remarked th

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