Bengaluru, Sept. 23 -- The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday put a stay on the state government's order fixing a uniform maximum ticket price of Rs 200, excluding taxes, for movies in all cinema halls and multiplexes across the state.

The order was passed by a single-judge bench led by Justice Ravi Hosamani.

Earlier in July, the Karnataka government issued a draft notification proposing amendments to the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) Rules, 2014, introducing a cap on cinema ticket prices across the state.

The draft rules had set a maximum ticket price of Rs 200 per show, inclusive of entertainment tax, for all films and theatres regardless of whether they are multiplexes or not, regardless of the film's language.

The proposal came unde...