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Bengaluru Man Sues PVR-INOX For Wasting His Time With 25-Minute Ads, Wins

  • A Bengaluru consumer court ruled that PVR INOX must pay Rs 1 lakh in punitive damages for delaying the film 'Sam Bahadur' by 25 minutes due to excessive advertisements, constituting unfair trade practices.
  • The complainant, Advocate Abhishek MR, stated that the actual movie screening began at 4:30 PM instead of the scheduled 4:05 PM, causing him to miss work commitments.
  • PVR INOX claimed it was required to show public service announcements but was found to have only shown one out of 17 advertisements as a PSA, violating government guidelines.
  • The court emphasized that viewers should not be subjected to over 30 minutes of advertisements, affirming that their time should not be exploited for profit.
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Bengaluru Man Sues PVR-INOX For Wasting His Time With 25-Minute Ads, Wins

A 30-year-old man in Bengaluru won Rs 65,000 in compensatory damages after he sued PVR Cinemas, INOX and BookMyShow for wasting 25 minutes of his time by running lengthy commercials before the screening of a movie and causing "mental agony". In his complaint, Abhishek MR alleged that in 2023 he booked three tickets for the movie 'Sam Bahadur' for a 4.05 pm show. He claimed the movie was supposed to end by 6.30 pm after which he planned to return…

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Consumer court directs PVR INOX to pay Rs 1 lakh to Bengaluru man after complaint about excessive ads before movies

A consumer court in Bengaluru has directed PVR INOX to display the actual movie time on their tickets, as opposed to the time when they start playing the advertisements.

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PVR Cinemas fined Rs 1 lakh for ads resulting in film delays

The Bengaluru Urban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed PVR Cinemas at Orion Mall and PVR Inox Limited to pay Rs 1 lakh in punitive damages for displaying advertisements resulting in the film running beyond, The New Indian Express reported on Tuesday.This constituted an unjust and unfair trade practice, the commission ruled in an order issued on Saturday. The complainant, advocate Abhishek MR, told the court that he had …

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‘PVR Delayed Movie by 25 Minutes with Ads’, Consumer Awarded Rs.1.28 Lakh in Court Ruling - PUNE PULSE

The complainant, Abhishek MR, asserted that he lost approximately 25 minutes of his time during a PVR cinema showing. A consumer court in Bengaluru has mandated that PVR Cinemas and INOX (now merged with PVR) must display the actual start time of movie screenings on tickets, instead of the time when commercial advertisements are presented

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25-minute-long advertisements before movie screening: Mysuru Advocate sues PVR Cinemas for wasting time & wins case - Star of Mysore

Bengaluru/Mysuru: A Bengaluru Consumer Court has ruled that PVR Cinemas and INOX (now merged with PVR) must ensure movie tickets display the actual start time of films, excluding commercial advertisements. The Court also directed PVR Cinemas to pay Rs. 20,000 to the complainant for mental distress and inconvenience, reimburse Rs. 8,000 for legal expenses and pay Rs. 1 lakh as punitive damages. The ruling came in response to a complaint filed by …

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Bengaluru Man Has Sued PVR INOX For Wasting His Time With 25 Minute Ads; Wins ₹65,000

After suing PVR Cinemas, INOX, and BookMyShow for ‘wasting’ 25 minutes of his time by playing long adverts before a movie screening and inflicting ‘mental agony’, a 30-old man in Bengaluru was awarded ₹65,000 in compensatory damages. The Lawsuit Against PVR INOX Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons & Canva Pro Abhishek MR claimed in his complaint that he purchased three tickets for the 4.05 PM showing of the film Sam Bahadur in 2023. According to hi…

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