New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that the owners have the power to ban the use of outside food and drinks inside the cinema theatres. But the Supreme Court also directed that clean drinking water should be provided free of charge. The Supreme Court also directed that food and drinks brought to the elderly and infants should not be restricted.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court had ordered that food and drinks should be brought to movie theaters and multiplexes and not be stopped. In the petition filed once morest this, Chief Justice D.Y. The Supreme Court bench chaired by Chandrachud clarified that cinema theater owners have the power to bring regulation.
Movie theaters are private property. Chief Justice D. said that the theater owners have the power to bring regulations regarding the sale and consumption of food and drinks there. Y. The bench chaired by Chandrachud clarified.
Moviegoers have the right not to buy food items offered for sale in theaters and multiplexes. The Supreme Court also pointed out that the High Court’s decision to allow outside food to be brought into the theaters was beyond the scope of its jurisdiction.
