PVR LIMITED vs STATE OF KARNATAKA .

The Supreme Court addressed the requirement under the Karnataka Cinemas Regulation Act, 1994, specifically Section 12(1)(c), which mandates that theater owners must obtain compulsory certificates from the Films Division to exhibit films. The Court quashed the impugned notice and order requiring PVR Limited to screen only documentary films produced by the Films Division, holding that such a requirement was not supported by the Act. The Court directed the Licensing Authorities to incorporate terms in licenses allowing the screening of films as per the provisions of the Act, thereby ruling in favor of PVR Limited.