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Food in multiplexes: Bombay HC gives Maharashtra govt 14 days to reply

The case is a result of a public interest litigation filed by a Mumbai resident Jainendra Baxi in January

A file photo of cinema-goers wearing 3D glasses watch a movie at a PVR Multiplex in Mumbai
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A file photo of cinema-goers wearing 3D glasses watch a movie at a PVR Multiplex in Mumbai

Urvi Malvania
The Bombay High Court has granted the government two weeks time to present their case on the issue of food prices at multiplexes and the suggestion to allow outside food inside multiplexes in Maharashtra. The case is a result of a public interest litigation filed by a Mumbai resident Jainendra Baxi in January, claiming there is no law that forbids patrons from carrying outside food into multiplexes. The government was asked to take a stand on the matter, and formulate a policy. The issue was also brought up in the state assembly on July 13, where the junior minister for