A multiplex cinema has arrived up in a mall in Dharamsala lacking the permission for construction with the mall authorities saying they would open the complex after getting the requisite nod.

It is also reported that two new multiplexes are coming up in two under construction malls in Palampu and Kangra without permission.

Mall official said, “ the multiplex with two screens and 200 seats is ready to operate but the permission for it was sought six months ago.”

As per the Himachal Pradesh Cinemas (Regulation) Act, the owner of a mall has to take a separate no-objection certificate (NOC) for a cinema hall from the PWD Executive Engineer before the "start of construction".

Kangra Deputy Commissioner Ritesh Chauhan said “he has forwarded the cases of the three multiplexes, which were brought to his notice, to the Himachal Pradesh government.”