LAXMI VIDEO THEATRES MANGALA TALKIES MAHA LAXMI VIDEO SANGAM VIDEO TALKIES SAMRAT VIDEO PARLOUR LOHARU Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Heard learned counsel for the parties.

(3.) These appeals raise for consideration the question whether a video parlour wherein a pre-recorded cassette of a cinematograph film is exhibited through the medium of video cassette recorder (VCR) / video cassette player (VCP) falls within the ambit of the definition of 'cinematograph' contained in the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and the Punjab Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act').