Uttar Pradesh Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1955

The respondent, a cinema owner, applied to the District Magistrate for a reduction in seating capacity from 540 to 450 seats and to opt for the composite (compounded) payment of entertainment tax for FY 1995‑96. Both applications were rejected, leading to a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court, which held that the…

The petitioners, producers of the film "Aarakshan", challenged the Uttar Pradesh Government's order suspending the film's exhibition under Section 6(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1955, arguing that the power to suspend could be exercised only when a film is already being publicly exhibited and that …

The Union of India and the States of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh challenged provisions in the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and related state regulations that require cinema exhibitors to show short scientific, educational, documentary or news films and to pay a 1% rental fee to the Films Division. The exhibitors argued th…

The respondent, a cable television network operator registered under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, began transmitting two private video channels and was directed by the District Magistrate of Haridwar to pay a license fee of Rs.11,88,500 under Rule 17(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Cinema (Regulation o…