CHANDIGARH: While the UT food and provides had submitted its document on the eatables sold at multiplexes in city, the UT management is but to take name on rationalizing rates of eatables in multiplexes.
The UT deputy commissioner in April last year had issued instructions to multiplex owners to justify the rates of eatables sold to moviegoers. The DC office had even asked multiplexes to permit senior citizens and youngsters beneath the age of five years to carry their very own food.
At a meeting of the district consumer coverage council, chaired via former DC Ajit Balaji Joshi on July 26 last year, multiplexes were asked to submit a list of the sold food pieces and their rates to the UT management inside per week.
Thereafter the food and provides department had even prepared its document on these food rates however to no avail. Though multiplexes allowed senior citizens and youngsters beneath the age of five to get their very own food, the exorbitant food rates continue to be the same.
The UT management’s instructions got here after the Bombay top court docket had on April four last year stated that moviegoers could now not be unilaterally prohibited from bringing their very own food and water bottles inside of theatres and multiplexes when vendors were allowed to serve food inside of at exorbitant costs.
Under the CrPC, the DC can pass prohibitory orders underneath Section 13 and likewise order the registration of a FIR in opposition to multiplex owners, if found violating norms.
Movie screens within the city are situated at Elante Mall and Centra Mall, both in Chandigarh’s Industrial Area; Fun Republic Mall in Manimajra; TDI Mall in Sector 17; DLF City Centre Mall in IT Park and Piccadily Square in Sector 34.
The UT deputy commissioner in April last year had issued instructions to multiplex owners to justify the rates of eatables sold to moviegoers. The DC office had even asked multiplexes to permit senior citizens and youngsters beneath the age of five years to carry their very own food.
At a meeting of the district consumer coverage council, chaired via former DC Ajit Balaji Joshi on July 26 last year, multiplexes were asked to submit a list of the sold food pieces and their rates to the UT management inside per week.
Thereafter the food and provides department had even prepared its document on these food rates however to no avail. Though multiplexes allowed senior citizens and youngsters beneath the age of five to get their very own food, the exorbitant food rates continue to be the same.
The UT management’s instructions got here after the Bombay top court docket had on April four last year stated that moviegoers could now not be unilaterally prohibited from bringing their very own food and water bottles inside of theatres and multiplexes when vendors were allowed to serve food inside of at exorbitant costs.
Under the CrPC, the DC can pass prohibitory orders underneath Section 13 and likewise order the registration of a FIR in opposition to multiplex owners, if found violating norms.
Movie screens within the city are situated at Elante Mall and Centra Mall, both in Chandigarh’s Industrial Area; Fun Republic Mall in Manimajra; TDI Mall in Sector 17; DLF City Centre Mall in IT Park and Piccadily Square in Sector 34.
UT yet to rationalise rates of eatables at multiplexes
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January 03, 2019
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