Hyderabad, Jan. 24 -- The Telangana High Court on Friday, January 23, took up petitions demanding the recovery of Rs 42 crore earned through escalated ticket prices for Chiranjeevi-starrer 'Mana Shankaravaraprasad Garu'.

Justice NV Shravankumar issued notices to key stakeholders, including government officials and film producers, while adjourning the matter for further hearing.

Petitioner's arguments

Petitioners P Srinivasa Reddy and another urged the court to quash the government memo that permitted the price surge.

They sought directions to channel the collected funds into the government corpus fund or the High Court Legal Services Authority, arguing it was an undue benefit from inflated pricing.

During arguments, petitioners' coun...