New Delhi, July 11 -- In a major win for PVR and BookMyShow, the Bombay High Court has quashed the Maharashtra government's decision to prohibit multiplexes and cinema operators from charging convenience fees from customers when they book movie tickets via online platforms.

The government has no authority under the Maharashtra Entertainment Duty Act (MED Act) to issue such orders, a bench of Justices MS Sonak and Jitendra Jain observed, as per a report by the Bar and Bench. These directives issued by the government were in violation of the fundamental right to carry on business under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, the judges said on Thursday.

The bench, therefore, struck down part of Government Orders (GOs) issued by Maharashtra ...