In a significant development, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice regarding a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the practice of "ticket scalping," which involves reselling event tickets at inflated prices. The plea, prompted by recent concerts featuring various artists, was brought forth by Rohan Gupta.
What Delhi HC said
While hearing the matter, the division bench of the Delhi HC, led by Chief Justice Manmohan, acknowledged the petition, which calls for the establishment of guidelines to combat the black marketing of tickets.
The plea seeks to bring ticket scalping under legal regulation and requests the formation of a committee to investigate this practice, particularly in relation to Diljit Dosanjh's upcoming "Dil-Luminati Tour," scheduled for October 26 at JLN Stadium.
Next hearing on Feb 18
The court issued notice to the Centre, Delhi Government, and several ticket selling portals and listed the matter for February 18, 2025.
In the meantime, advocate Santosh Kumar Tripathi, representing the Delhi Government, informed the court that the grievances raised in the PIL are already addressed under BNS 112, making the need for further guidelines unnecessary.
PIL filed in Delhi HC
A public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the illegal practice of ticket scalping, where event tickets are resold at inflated prices for profit, harming the general public. This action comes ahead of an upcoming concert by singer Diljit Dosanjh. The PIL, submitted by Rohan Gupta through advocates Jatin Yadav, Daksh Gupta, Gaurav Dua, and Saurabh Dua, is set for hearing before the Chief Justice on Wednesday.
(With inputs from ANI)
