Overview
- Justice N. V. Shravan Kumar ordered suo motu contempt proceedings against Special Home Secretary C. V. Anand for failing to inform the bench about the ticket hike memo.
- The court directed that any future decision to raise movie ticket prices must be published at least 90 days before release to enable challenges under Section 7A of the Telangana Cinemas Regulation Act, 1955.
- The Registry was told to implead the Telangana Film Development Corporation managing director as a respondent because the memo was also addressed to the TFDC.
- The bench noted the government set aside a hike for Prabhas-starrer The Raja Saab on January 9, yet a separate memo dated January 8 for the Chiranjeevi film was made public on January 10 without disclosure during hearings.
- The case was adjourned to February 3, with the petitioner also alleging the approval lacked required financial scrutiny such as budgets, funding sources, and verified statements.