 "Though cost per ticket is likely to go up by ~150, the changing dynamics of the content ecosystem is believed to have driven the multiplex player towards taking the leap")
In what might come as relief to multiplexes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that theatre owners had the right to prohibit outside food and beverages on their premises.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said that movie halls were the private property of owners, so they had the right to decide what could be carried. It set aside a Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) High Court order asking multiplexes and theatres not to prevent visitors from carrying their own food and beverages.
The Supreme Court, however, said that cinemas should allow parents to bring food
