Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On 2% Cinema Ticket Cess Challenge As Act Comes Into Force

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice on a single-screen theatre’s petition challenging the 2% cess on cinema tickets under the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Act, 2024, and will consider interim relief on September 30, the day the Act comes into force.

Karnataka HC Quashes Enforcement Of 2% Cinema Cess On Movie Tickets, Says Act Never Validly Came Into Force

The Karnataka High Court set aside the measures used to enforce a 2% cess on cinema tickets, holding that the levy could not be collected because the Act imposing it had never been validly brought into force through a commencement notification. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the measures used to enforce a 2% […]