# PVR INOX fined by Hyderabad consumer court over delays

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> Updated: 2026-10-03T02:56:14.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 3.

The Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II has ordered PVR Cinemas and PVR Inox Ltd. to pay ₹75,000 in total penalties following a consumer complaint regarding excessive pre-film content.

The dispute arose from a June 20, 2025, screening of the Telugu film ‘Kubera’. Complainant and advocate Chanda Athish Kumar reported that the 10:35 pm screening was delayed until approximately 10:52 pm due to an extended period of commercial advertisements and trailers. The complainant argued this delay constituted an “unfair trade practice” and violated a November 30, 2023, Office Memorandum from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which restricts public service awareness films to two minutes within prescribed periods.

PVR INOX defended its practices by citing the constitutional right to trade freely under Article 19(1)(g). However, the Commission rejected these arguments, ruling that the prolonged commercial content constituted a “deficiency in service.”

The Commission ordered the companies to pay ₹20,000 in compensation, ₹5,000 in litigation costs, and ₹50,000 in punitive damages to be deposited into the District Consumer Welfare Fund. Additionally, the companies were ordered to discontinue the practice.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-03: PVR Cinemas ordered to pay compensation for movie screening delay

A Hyderabad consumer commission ordered PVR Cinemas and PVR Inox to pay penalties and compensation after excessive advertisements delayed a film screening by 22 minutes.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/pvr-cinemas-ordered-to-pay-compensation-for-movie-screening-delay

### 2026-09-30: PVR INOX ordered to pay ₹75,000 over movie advertisement delays

A consumer court in Hyderabad ordered PVR INOX to pay ₹75,000 after a 22-minute delay caused by advertisements before a movie screening was ruled an unfair trade practice.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/pvr-inox-ordered-to-pay-75000-over-movie-advertisement-delays

### 2026-09-27: PVR Cinemas fined ₹75,000 for excessive movie advertisements

PVR Cinemas has been fined ₹75,000 by a Hyderabad consumer court for delaying a film by 17 minutes due to excessive advertisements, an act ruled as an unfair trade practice.

8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/pvr-cinemas-fined-75000-for-excessive-movie-advertisements

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