K.C. Cinema v. State of J&K, (2023) 5 SCC 786

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

K.C. Cinema v. State of J&K, (2023) 5 SCC 786 

A more accurate characterisation of a movie hall is as an entertainment centre or as an entertainment bundle. The sale of different kinds of food and beverages forms a portion of the entire package of entertainment available at the cinema hall. In other words, a movie hall is not a movie hall alone but also doubles up as an eatery when food and beverages are sold within its premises. Viewed from this lens, it is immediately evident that patrons of a movie hall cannot demand to bring their own food to eat there when a condition to the contrary is enforced by the cinema hall owners