Overview
- Justice N V Shravan Kumar set aside the January 8 memo raising prices for The Raja Saab, which had allowed hikes of ₹105/₹132 from January 9–11 and ₹62/₹89 from January 12–18 with 20% of the incremental revenue to the Film Federation.
- The court criticised repeated ad hoc fare relaxations, pointed to the 2021 ticketing GO and earlier suspensions, and questioned why officers were bypassing laid‑down rules.
- The government separately authorised Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu to hold a paid premiere on January 11 at ₹600 and to charge up to ₹50 more in single screens and ₹100 more in multiplexes from January 12–18, with 20% of the additional revenue directed to a workers’ welfare account.
- The High Court Registry declined an urgent house motion against the Chiranjeevi ticket‑hike order and asked that a writ be taken up when the court reopens on January 19.
- Cinematography minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy said he did not approve any recent ticket‑hike orders, prompting opposition questions over who authorised late‑night government directives.