The petition submitted by the Cine Audience Consumers Association was considered by a Supreme Court bench presided over by Justice DY Chandra Choud. The petition claimed that moviegoers did not profit from the tax deduction. The petition pleaded with the government to get the money from the tax concession back. The producers of the Nandamuri Balakrishna-starring movie Gautamiputra Satakarni, Y. Rajeev Reddy and Jagarlamudi Saibabu, received notices from the Apex Court for failing to lower the film's ticket prices despite receiving tax exemptions from the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments. To this point, notices have been sent to all respondents, including the Telangana and AP governments as well as Nandamuri Balakrishna. A justification has been sought. The film "Gautamiputra Satakarni" debuted as Balakrishna's 100th film. The audience was enthralled by this Krish-directed film about Satakarni's life. This movie, which debuted in January 2017 in theatres, received tax reductions from the governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Supreme Court was
