India, March 11 -- The Karnataka High Court on Monday temporarily halted a consumer forum's order that held PVR Cinemas liable for making moviegoers sit through long advertisements before a film started, reported The Bar and Bench. The stay will be in effect until March 27.

According to the report, Justice M Nagaprasanna, while passing the order, noted that the Bengaluru consumer court had overstepped its jurisdiction by treating the complaint as a larger public interest issue. He pointed out that the forum went beyond its authority by dictating how theatres should operate and ruling that showing ads before a movie was an unfair trade practice. The judge also emphasized that the High Court has the power to intervene when a lower court ex...