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Excess movie ticket fares : HC orders notice

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Press Trust of India Chennai
The Madras High Court today ordered issue of notices to Tamil Nadu government and 28 cinema theatres on a plea seeking a direction to the authorities to take action for excess charges collected during the first four days of Ajith starer film "Vivegam".

Justice M Duraiswamy gave the order on a petition filed by G Devarajan and directed the Government pleader to file counter affidavit within two weeks.

Devarajan submitted that the theatre owners across Tamil Nadu were collecting excess ticket fares for the movies acted by top stars ignoring the prescribed rates fixed by the government.

The judge and posted the matter for further hearing to September 11.

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First Published: Aug 28 2017 | 8:42 PM IST

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