PVR INOX Limited and Anr vs State of Maharashtra Advocate - GP OS,GOVERNMENT PLEADER ORIGINAL SIDE,GOVERNMENT PLEADER ORIGINAL SIDE — WP/2180/2026

Case under Bombay Entertainment Duty Act 1923 Section 4B. Next hearing: 19th June 2026.

Next hearing 19-Jun-2026

CNR: HCBM020132852026

e-Filing Number

15-04-2026

Filing Number

WP/13285/2026

Filing Date

16-Apr-2026

Registration No

WP/2180/2026

Registration Date

04-May-2026

Bench Type

Division

Category

LAND LAWS AND AGRICULTURAL TENANCIES ( 21 )

Sub-Category

POSESSION ON ANY OTHER GROUND ( 7 )

Judicial Branch

Original

Last updated 27-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Bombay Entertainment Duty Act 1923 Section 4B
Mah. Land Revenue Code, 1966

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PVR INOX Limited and Anr

    Adv. Agama Law Associates, ,GP OS

  2. 2.Atul Vivekanand Bhandarkar

    Adv. Agama Law Associates,GOVERNMENT PLEADER ORIGINAL SIDE GP OS

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.State of Maharashtra Advocate - GP OS,GOVERNMENT PLEADER ORIGINAL SIDE,GOVERNMENT PLEADER ORIGINAL SIDE

  2. 2.Collector, Entertainment Tax

    Adv. GP OS

  3. 3.Deputy Collector, Entertainment Tax

    Adv. GP OS

  4. 4.Tabsildar, Office of Collector

    Adv. GP OS

Case History

  1. 19-Jun-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 19-Jun-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

  3. 17-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. ChandakView PDF

    Case Summary: WP/13285/2026 PVR-INOX Limited challenged entertainment tax demand notices issued by Maharashtra authorities. The Bombay High Court stayed the operation of the impugned demand notices and issued notice returnable on 19th June 2026. The court directed the tax authorities to consider Section 4B of the Maharashtra Entertainments Duty Act and a prior court order from August 2025 before raising any demands, emphasizing that procedural fairness requires opportunity of hearing before issuing demand notices. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 16-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/2180/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/13285/2026 PVR-INOX Limited challenged entertainment tax demand notices issued by Maharashtra authorities. The Bombay High Court stayed the operation of the impugned demand notices and issued notice returnable on 19th June 2026. The court directed the tax authorities to consider Section 4B of the Maharashtra Entertainments Duty Act and a prior court order from August 2025 before raising any demands, emphasizing that procedural fairness requires opportunity of hearing before issuing demand notices. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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