A Public Interest Litigation filed in the Bombay High Court today (21st Oct) seeks guidelines to tackle black marketing and ticket scalping for major events, particularly concerning the Coldplay concert in Navi Mumbai. Advocate Amit Vyas’s petition highlights issues with ticket sales and urges compliance with consumer protection laws. The case will be heard on November 11.
The BookMyShow CEO and Co-Founder Ashish Hemrajani and the company’s technical head have been summoned by Mumbai Police over the alleged black marketing of tickets for shows of British rock band Coldplay, an official said on Friday. The Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has initiated a probe on the complaint of an advocate, who accused the ticketing platform of facilitating the black marketing of tickets for the Coldplay concert at the Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium, scheduled to be held from January 19 to 21, 2025.
