The Supreme Court on Monday paused the Karnataka High Court’s order that had asked multiplexes to keep a detailed and auditable record of every movie ticket sold.

The High Court’s division bench had issued this direction on September 30 while hearing a case against a single judge’s order. The single judge had earlier put an interim stay on the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2025, which aimed to cap movie ticket prices at Rs 200.

A plea challenging the division bench’s order came up before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta on Monday.

Bench’s observations on cinema prices

“This should be fixed,” the bench said, noting that multiplexes were charging Rs 100 for a water bottle.

“As it is, the cinema is declining. Make it more reasonable for people t

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