A man in Bangalore bought 3 tickets for an afternoon film.He got to his seat on time.
Then the cinema played 25 minutes of advertisements before the film began.
Because of that, the film finished late. He had work calls booked afterwards. He had to cancel them.
So he took the biggest cinema chain in the country to court.
His name is Abhishek M R.
He is a lawyer in Bangalore. He was 31 at the time.
The date was 26th December 2023. The film was Sam Bahadur. The cinema was a PVR INOX.
His ticket said the show would begin at a certain time. It did not begin at that time.
What played first was 25 minutes of commercials. Not trailers for other films. Advertisements.
Now, everybody has sat through this. You reach the hall on time, and then you sit in the dark watching advertisements while the film waits. It is so normal that nobody even thinks of it as a problem any more.
He thought it was a problem.
He filed a case at the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Bangalore.
His argument was simple. He had paid for a service. That service was advertised to start at a fixed time. It did not start at that time. His own time was taken from him without his agreement, and it cost him his work calls.
The cinema chain defended itself. It said the law requires cinemas to play about 10 minutes of public service announcements before a film, so some delay cannot be helped.
The commission accepted that 10 minutes may be required.
It did not accept that 10 minutes explains 25.
The order went against the company.
It was told to pay him 20,000 rupees as damages, and 8,000 rupees towards the cost of fighting the case. It was also told to pay 1 lakh rupees to the Consumer Welfare Fund, which is a government fund for consumer protection work.
The wording of the judgement is the part worth remembering.
The commission wrote that in the new era, time is considered as money, and each person's time is very precious. It said that 25 to 30 minutes is a considerable amount of time to sit idle in a theatre watching unnecessary advertisements. It said people have tight schedules and do not have time to waste.
PVR INOX runs more than 900 screens across India and Sri Lanka.
He had 3 tickets and a bill, and he did not let it go.
Seriously @SonyTV?
Mumbai Audition 27 and Vishal Dadlani is still sitting there as a judge?😡
The same Vishal Dadlani who was comfortably chilling with Safina Khan when she disrespected our Tiranga... and now this anti-national guy is judging Indian Idol?
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Either remove Vishal Dadlani immediately or get ready for a complete BOYCOTT of Indian Idol and Sony TV by patriotic Indians.
We will NOT watch a single episode until this man is kicked out.
Good one! 👍🏼
Swati Maliwal has raised concerns in the parliament over the increasing use of palm oil in packaged food and its serious implications on health!
Without this video, International Womens Day would feel incomplete.
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This must go Viral to reach last man in queue! This (P)AAP must end FOREVER!
CAG Reports Summary!
🔥PUBLIC HEALTH RISKED
👉Lack of Basic Critical Services
•Out of 27 hospitals:
•ICU services missing in 14
•Blood banks absent in 16
•Oxygen supply absent in 8
•Mortuary services absent in 15
•Ambulance services absent in 12
👉Poor Conditions in Mohalla Clinics & AYUSH Dispensaries
•Mohalla Clinics:
•21 lacked toilets
•15 had no power backup
•12 were inaccessible for the disabled
•AYUSH Dispensaries:
•17 had no power backup
•7 had no toilets
•14 lacked drinking water
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👉₹941 CR Undue exemptions to SELECT vendors
👉₹144 Cr License fees unduly WAIVED OFF
👉Loss-making firms given liquor licenses for obvious benefits
👉Zero Quality Checks – Labs never set up, public health risked
👉Sisodia led GoM bypassed Expert Panel recommendations
FARZIWAL SCREWED DELHI FOR 12 YRS!
Some Advocates in India behave worse than Goondas. Their language & conduct is more like a criminal than officer of court
Those visible in this video look to be of same category. Bar Council of India should take action against such advocates @Jaipurpolicehq @barcouncilindia
LOL. Pechkas Saurabh Bhardwaj tried his best by SHOUTING loudly during Sudhanshu Trivedi Ji's turn in debate.
~ But when Sudhanshu Ji began speaking, Pechkas started praying to God for mercy😂
He would never agree for a debate in future🔥
Is Arvind Kejriwal mentally sick, or does he think people are dumb?
UP and the Haryana Government should file a case against this fraudster who thinks he can speak any lie and nobody will take action.
Sanjay Singh and his wife voted in Delhi for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. If Anita Singh is a registered voter in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, according to her sworn affidavit, her vote in Delhi is unlawful and illegal.
The EC must step in and take action to stop the infraction.
No wonder Handsome Manish Sisodia ran out of Patparganj!
No wonder (P)AAP is facing huge anti-incumbency!
No wonder (P)AAP which had declared to go Solo in Delhi Election, is now discussing seat sharing with CONgress behind the doors.
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