December 16, 2015
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December 16, 2015
A publication of Association of Hotels & Restaurants. Email: [email protected] Vol-III Issue - 8 November 2015 RNI Regn. No. MAHENG/2013/60096 Monthly Pages 8 Price `25/- Every Hotelier must make their establishment Fire Compliant - Shri Adarsh Shetty Forever News reporter Welcome Address by the host Vice President, Zone-X Shri Shri Anil Salian Mumbai: The recent Fire episode which took the life right from the Chief Fire Officer, Second and third in command of the Mumbai Fire Force Fire and the case of City Kinara Restaurant, Kurla which took eight young lives, was a heartwrenching scene at Ghatkopar’s Rajawadi hospital. In all these case major reason for fire is the careless attitude and neglect of fire safety advisory by the people who manage the hotels and establishments. In most of the fire cases it is evident that the fire is spreading through AC duct and improper installation and illegal connections which in turns, lead to serious fire hazards. As the rubber hose which used to connect the cylinder and gas stove often catches fire due to faulty tubes. The gas pipe gets melted and gas leaked into the all the members in the matters air-conditioned room and the fire concerning safety of the employees and patrons said President Shri Adarsh Shetty. The Minutes of the 10th Monthly Managing Committee Meeting held on 29th October 2015 at Hotel Avenue, Thakur Complex, Near W.E. Highway, Kandivili [East], Mumbai. Proceedings Address by the President The President Shri Adarsh Shetty began the meeting and requested spreads even faster. Host Vice President Zone V Hence, the members are Shri Anil Salian to welcome the requested to take adequate gathering. precautions to make their Eating Welcome Address by the host House fire retardant and make their Vice President establishments fire compliant by Host Vice President, Zone-X, periodical fire audit. Shri Anil Salian welcomed all Looking forward to support from the members to the meeting. He sincerely thanked all the members for unanimously electing him as the Vice President of the Zone for the 4th consecutive year. He said that he wish to specially thank Shri Gopal Shettiji, honorable MP, Shri Ravindra Shetty and Shri Yermal Harish Shetty Ex VPs, Shri Raghuram Shetty and Shri Mundappa Payyade, senior Hoteliers of the zone, for their support and help. He also thanked his entire team for their support and cooperation in discharging his responsibilities. He further said that it is only AHAR which can safeguard the interest of Hotels & Restaurants and it is our bounden duty to strengthen it. He requested the President to proceed with the meeting. (Continued on page 2) EXPO 2015 Few stall left out December 16, 2015 rush your booking For Sponsorship Details Please contact: Tel. Tel. : 24171818 / 24173030 Email : [email protected] Tel. 22072714 # 9819464604 email: [email protected] Meeting Website : www.ahar.in (Continued from page 1) Confirmation of the minutes of the 9th Monthly Managing Committee Meeting held on 30. 9. 2015. The Hon. Gen. Secretary Shri Sukesh Shetty presented the minutes of the 9th Monthly Managing Committee Meeting held on 30. 9. 2015. He also pointed out the error in the minutes circulated in Page No 3-typed as the Hon. Gen. Secretary Shri Shashidhar Shetty to be read as the Hon. Treasurer Shri Shashidhar Shetty and Page No. 4- in the Event of the month, the sentence, we hope the license will be ‘revoked’ to be read as ‘restored’. The house confirmed the same Proposed by Shri Prabhakar Shetty Seconded by Shri Shivaji Shetty Approval of the Accounts for the month of September 2015. The Hon. Treasurer Shri Shashidhar G. Shetty presented the Accounts for the month of September 2015. The House approved the same. Proposed by Shri Prasad Shetty Seconded by Shri K. K. Mahale The Hon. Treasurer briefed that an amount of Rs. 13.62 lakhs were sanctioned for the Performance Bar account on their request to meet the urgent legal expenditure of Dance Bar which came for hearing on 15th of Oct. 2015. He said if the amount is withdrawn it will be reimbursed by the committee. He requested the house to approve the same. The House approved the same. Proposed By Shri Shivaji Shetty Seconded by Shri Guruprasad Shetty The Hon. Treasurer further informed the house that an amount of Rs. 2.80 lakhs needs to be sanctioned towards the PR exercise of the Association by I-Deators Communications, who did excellent job in the past 6 months. The House approved the same. Proposed by Shri Gaurang Shah Seconded by Shri Shivaji Shetty Declaring the 36th AGM Committee Catering Registration Liquor & Barrel Felicitation Stage Management Security Lucky Dip Stalls Seminar/Events Media November 2015 Chairman Shri Samith Arasa Shri Sunil M Saigal Shri Vijaykumar Shetty Shri Shailendra Shetty Shri Santosh R Shetty Shri Prabhakar Shetty Shri Shrinivas Shetty Shri Mahesh shetty Shri Bhaskar Shetty Shri Adarsh Shetty Committee Shri Sudhakar T Shetty the Chairman of the 36th AGM declared the names of various AGM Committee Chairmen and Co-chairmen. (See box) He briefed the house that so far 30 Stalls out of 60 are booked. M/s Investaac, Reliable Business Solution and Bhandary Builders, Mangalore have confirmed their participation as the co-sponsors and events support sponsors of the AGM. He requested the members to approach their own vendors and suppliers for the sponsorship & stalls and make the event a grand success. Events of the month Addressing the gathering Shri Adarsh Shetty, President briefed as under. • The Supreme Court has given a historic judgment in the writ petition filed by AHAR in Dance Bar case by staying the draconian Section 33A of Mumbai Police and instructing the Mumbai Police to renew the license of Dance Bars. He congratulated Shri Bharat Thakur, Chairman, Performance Bar committee and his team for the landmark judgment. He said we have employed Shri Kapil Sibbal, an eminent lawyer as our counsel. The final verdict is reserved for 5th November 2015. He advised the Bar owners to do the business within the laid down norms and earn the living with dignity. He sought the support, cooperation and contribution of each and every Performance Bar owners in this final battle which can revive the industry. • The recent tragedy in City Kinara Hotel, Kurla was very tragic. The subsequent rampant drive by MCGM officials damaging and destroying the property without giving proper notice is not justified and this created a phobia in the minds of Restaurateurs. He advised each and every hotelier to strictly follow the fire safety norms and make their Restaurant Vice Chairman Shri Vilas Jhaveri Shri Nitin B Pawar Shri Mohan Shetty Shri Nitin R Shetty Shri Shivaji Shetty Shri Satish R Shetty Shri Prasad M Shetty Shri Sukesh Shetty Chairman and BJP Spokesman for his involvement in getting the appointments, arranging the meetings with the Chief Minister and the Municipal Commissioner. Election to the Managing Committee 2015-2016 Adv D. K. Shetty, the 2 employed eminent lawyer and Ex Union Minister Shri Kapil Sibbal to represent our case. We had to spend lot of fund in this matter which is going on for the last 15 years. He said the final hearing and judgment will be heard on 5th of November 2015. We hope we will get a fair judgment and the Dance Bar/Performance Bar industry can revive and survive. He requested all Performance Bar fire safety compliance and display the board to that ELECTION PROGRAMME effect in their 1 Last date for receipt of Nominations 30.11.2015 up to 5.00 p.m establishment. 2 Date of publication of the List of Nominations 30.11.2015 received. He also advised 3 Date of scrutiny of Nominations. 30.11.2015 the members 4 Date of publication of List of Valid Nominations. 30.11.2015 to get the fire 5 Date by which Candidature may be withdrawn. 04.12.2015 up to 5.00 p.m. and electrical 6 Date of publication of Final List of Candidates. 04.12.2015 installations 7 Date of Election. 10.12.2015 8 Date of counting Votes. 10.12.2015 duly audited 9 Date of Declaration of Results of Voting. 16.12.2015 in the AGM periodically. • The Ministry of Finance, Central Government Returning Officer to conduct the owners to contribute their might had invited suggestions, Managing Committee election for and support the Association in the objections in Direct and Indirect the year 2015-2016 announced legal fight. Shri Niranjan Shetty Taxes for the ensuing Budget the election schedule (See box). Adv D. K. Shetty briefed about Chairman-MCGM Committee from our Association. We had After the City Kinara fire submitted our suggestions and the regular mistakes committed while filling the nominations incident, we are constantly in objections as an Association. • We have been invited by the and cautioned against them. touch with Chief Minister’s office Sales Tax commissioner for a He sought the support of every and were able to meet him and workshop on GST on 28.10.205. member to conduct an impartial convince him about our genuine grievances. The CM was kind Our delegation attended the same and transparent election. enough to instruct the Municipal Letters of appreciation and have given their inputs. The Hon. Gen. Secretary read out Commissioner to speak to our • Our delegation was also invited by the Municipal Commissioner the appreciation letter to AHAR delegation. The Meeting with Shri Ajoy Mehta and delegation and respective Vice Presidents for Municipal Commissioner was very briefed him about the action of the support and co-operation in positive and has taken the heat off and tension from the minds of MCGM, following the Kurla fire, solving their grievances. 1. Asha Bar & Restaurant, Hoteliers and Restaurateurs. overstepping their authority. The Shri K. K. Mahale – Chairman Municipal Commissioner directed Prabhadevi, Mumbai 2. Mayur Restaurant & Bar, Hawker action Committee. AHAR to make all their member We have got a very important Restaurants fire safety norm Sion, Mumbai 3. Kamath Yatri Nivas [P] Bombay High Court judgment on compliant and display a board 23.10.2015 instructing the MCGM to that effect. He also agreed to Limited. 4. Mallika Bar & Restaurant, to evict the illegal food hawkers our suggestion of simplifying within two months. licensing conditions, to do away Asalpha, Ghatkopar Felicitation to Shri Gopal Advisors Speech with the duplication of licenses Shri Narayana M Alva said that Shetty, MP etc. He requested AHAR to submit On the occasion, Shri Gopal the same in a booklet. We have he will file WP against MCGM formed a committee for the for breaking a Counter at his Shetty, MP was honored for his purpose and will be submitting our Restaurant. He also advised other support to the Hotel & Restaurant observations, recommendation Restaurateurs to file case against Industry. Replying to the felicitation, Shri MCGM in case of any excess etc. soon. • In case of any excessive committed by MCGM officials Gopal Shetty said that he will help measures taken by the MCGM during recent drive after City the Association is getting the piped gas connection from MGL which is after the City Kinara Hotel Kinara Hotel incident. Presentation by Sub very safe and will not lead to any incident of breaking, dismantling, accident. The instruction of the sealing of licenced Restaurants, Committee Chairmen Municipal Commissioner, which Shri Bharat Thakur he advised them to file Petition is very positive to the industry, Chairman-Performance Bar against the authorities. He further We have got a stay on section should be percolated to the ward said AHAR will provide them with 33A by Supreme Court, which also level. We will also speak to the Gas all logistic support. • The President appreciated the directed the State Government to Companies regarding the number efforts and support of Shri Niranjan renew the PL of the Performance / of Gas Cylinders permitted / Shetty, AHAR- MCGM Committee Dance Bar. Due to urgency we have (Continued on page 4) AHAR Connect published by Shashikant Shetty on behlaf of Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association (AHAR). B-2, Wadala Shriram Industrial Estate, G.D. Ambekar Marg, (old Katrak Road), Wadala, Mumbai - 400 033. Printed at Dangat Media Pvt. Ltd., Mehra Centre, 5, Marwah Estate, Off Saki Vihar Road, Saki Naka, Mumbai : 400 072. Editor: Shashikant Shetty Responsible for the selection of news under the PRB Act. (C). Allrights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without permission of publisher is prohibited. RNI Regn. No. MAHENG/2013/60096. Disclaimer: Readers are recommended to make appropriate enquiries and seek appropriate advice before sending money, incurring any expenses, acting on medical recommenda-tions or entering into any commitment in relation to any advertisement published in this publication. AHAR Connect doesn’t vouch for any claims made by the Advertisers of products and services. The Printer, Publisher, Editor, and Owners of AHAR Connect shall not be held liable for any consequences; in the event such claims are not honored by the Advertisers. Meeting Website : www.ahar.in November 2015 3 Meeting Website : www.ahar.in (Continued from page 2) allowed. He also advised the Restaurateurs to unite and fight against any unjustified action of the MCGM. Presentation by the Vice-Presidents: Zone I: Shri J. D. Shetty: Some minor drive by MCGM is on. We have made fire safety awareness and provided guidance to all our members. Zone II - Shri K. V. Shetty: Conducted a Health Check up and Eye Check Camp. More than 250 employees attended the same. We have directed the members to apply for fire NOC, if they do not have one. We had Corner meetings and all the latest developments have been briefed to members. Zone III - Shri Suresh Shetty: No major MCGM drive in the area. Zone IV - Shri Sunil Shetty: One of our members Shri Suresh Shetty of Megh Darshan Hotel got a judgment in his favour in sign board matter. It is difficult to attend the complaints unless the members support. Zone V - Shri Ravindranath Nire: The MOH had asked the told the Hotel Samrat to close down for not having of Fire NOC. Our delegates met the MOH and sorted out the same. Zone VI Shri Sunil Patil: In the case of Mallika Bar Asalpha, a case of riot was registered against the Hotelier inspite of few local customers creating trouble and damaging the properties. Due to our efforts and on producing the CCTV footage the SI Asalpha Police Station has arrested all the culprits. Zone VII -Shri Rajan Shetty: The Manager of a Restaurant was arrested in a harassment case. He was freed without any charge after the AHAR delegation met the concerned SI. Zone VIII - Shri Jagdish Shetty: The fire tragedy in City Kinara has resulted in rampant drive by MCGM officials. We have told members to take all precautions and make their establishment fire compliant. Zone IX - Shri Sudhakar T Shetty: November 2015 After the Kurla fire tragedy the drive by MCGM officials are on. Many of the compound walls, Sign Boards etc. were removed. Zone X - Shri Anil Salian: In the current year we have collected an amount of Rs. 6 lakhs as membership fees. Due to the Kurla Hotel fire tragedy all officials of different departments are taking advantage of the situation and harassing the Restaurateurs. Donation to Chief Minister Drought Relief Fund. Shri Bharat Thakur Chairman Performance Bar: Donated an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- on behalf of his committee. Shri Anil Salian, Vice President, Zone-X and his team donated an amount of Rs.1,25,000. The President said that we will take a fresh appointment from the Chief Minister and hand over the amount collected by AHAR to the Chief Minister Drought Relief Fund. He said that it is our social responsibility to respond to natural calamities in the State. He advised the members to take necessary steps for saving the water. Condolence The house paid condolence to • Smt Jalaja Shetty, wife of Shri Sanjeeva Shetty, Janata Bar & Restaurant, Kandivili. • The Victims of the City Kinara Hotel Fire Tragedy. Felicitation On the Occasion Shri Anil Salian, VP Zone-X and host of the meeting was felicitated by his team members. Following vendors supported the meeting through stall participation. 1. Metro Cash & Carry 2. Pet Pooja 3. VKL 4. Ruchi soya 5. Foody Amma 6. Investaac Insurance Brokers 7. Saur Engineer & Cons 8. Reliable Business Solutions 9. Proptiger 10. Strawberry POS. 11. 12. 4 Realty Automation Lodha Developers Condolence. • The house paid condolence to the departed hoteliers. • Shri Datta Kadam our First President who expired on 6.9.2015. • Shri Ramanna S Shetty owner of Palace, Navrang and Balaji Hotel Bandra who expired on 15.9.2015. • Shri Ramanna Shetty of Madhuban, Prabhadevi and Food Search, Santacruz who expired on 28.9.2015. Vote of Thanks The Meeting was concluded by Vote of thanks by the Hon. Gen. Secretary Shri Sukesh Shetty to the President for conducting the meeting in a dignified way, Management of Swami Mukhtananda Sabhagruha, Shri B. B. Rathod, Shri Samith Ravindra Arasa, Shri Rohit Manohar Shetty, Shri Mithun Sudhir Shetty, Sponsors of stalls, Media partners Karnataka Malla, Udayavani, USL, UBL, Pernod-Ricard and Impala Distilleries for liquor support and members for attending in large numbers . Supreme Court Allows Dance Bars To Reopen In Mumbai Shri Chandrahas Shetty addressing the august gathering at a meeting held on 20.10.2015 at Bunts Sangha Annex, Kurla during the victorious celebration of the Supreme Court allowing Performance bars to reopn in Mumbai, this will be a huge opportunity for employmnet in the Hospitality sector. NEW DELHI: Dance bars will be back in business soon in Maharashtra following the Supreme Court’s stay on a law banning dance performances in bars, hotels and restaurants in the state. However, the court did give power to licensing authorities to regulate indecent dance performances. It said that the state must ensure that the dignity of women artists is protected. Maharashtra’s law - that banned dance performances -- was very similar to a previous law that was declared unconstitutional by the apex court, said a bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant. The apex court had, in 2009, struck down a similar law saying that banning dance performances was unconstitutional. After that, the state government passed another law in 2014 with similar provisions. The court however added a rider to its interim order and allowed the licensing authorities in the state to regulate indecent dance performances at bars and other places. “However, we have a rider that no performance of dance will be remotely expressive of any kind of obscenity…The licensing authority can regulate such dance performances so that individual dignity of woman performer is not harmed,” the bench said. Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Maharashtra said at the outset that interim relief may be granted to the Association and added that 2014 amendment in the Act is distinct by its nature. The Maharashtra government had brought an amendment in 2005 — the Bombay Police Act — which was challenged in high court by an asso ciation representing restaurants and bars. The Bombay High Court on April 12, 2006 had quashed the government’s decision and declared the provision as unconstitutional saying that it is against Article 19(1)(g) (to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business) of the constitution. However, the state government had moved the apex court against the high court’s order that same year. On July 16, 2013, the Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court verdict quashing the state government’s order and had said that the ban violated the constitutional right to earn a living. The state assembly however, on June 13, 2014, passed the Maharashtra Police (second amendment) Bill which prevented licenses for dance performances in three star and five star hotels. Meeting Website : www.ahar.in November 2015 Hotel City Kinara fire incident an eye opener MUMBAI: The recent fire incident in which eight promising young lives from seven of them from Don Bosco College were lost due to the fire in Kurla restuarant; an urgent college project submission proved a blessing for their friends, who were about to join them for lunch. Hotel City Kinara a Chinese food joint located opposite Holy Cross School, around 1.30 p.m. While the restaurant had a valid eating house licence, locals claimed that the mezzanine floor, where the fire broke out, was illegal. The deceased were seated on the mezzanine floor, which was used as a family seating room. The police findings about the cause of fire lead to two cylinders on the mezzanine floor. One of them was empty. Gas was being supplied to the ground floor through a pipeline. Prima facie, it appears that the pipe developed a leak and caused a spark. The fire then spread all over the restaurant,” said a fire official. The victims were taken to BMCrun Rajawadi hospital, where they were declared dead on arrival. The tragedy could have been worse as many students were at the college. The ground-plus-one-storey restaurant was old and crowded, but its inexpensive menu appealed to most students struggling with shoestring budgets. Expensive food at the canteen had, in fact, pushed many other students to eat at the more economical City Kinara. The conclusion is that most of the fire and ceiling collapse happening due to improper fitting of furniture and fixtures. AHAR as a responsible organization has advised its members to get timely fire and electric audit and display the same prominently at a visible location that the eating house is fire compliance. BMC action on Restaurants The BMC has initiated action in most of the wards where it demolished illegal extensions of hotels and seized unauthorized gas cylinders and unguarded items that can be fire hazardous. They have also taken action for not exhibiting licences, lack of NOC from fire department & health licences, seized counters of Pav Bhaji in front of the restaurants. The BMC has also been demanding NOC from Environment dept. While the Environment dept. says that they have stopped issuing NOCs since last few years. In these circumstances AHAR has asked all its members to strictly follow the guidelines issued by Fire Shri Gopal Shetty, MP felicitated Shri Gopal Shetty Member of Parliament (MP) being felicitated by senior Hoteliers during the 10th Monthly Managing Committee Meeting held at Avenue Hotel at Kandivli (E), Mumbai. During his inaugural speech he assured AHAR & the Hotel industry every support to business with ease. department. It has also asked its members to obtain Fire NOC from the department incase they do not possess one or have misplaced them. Please refer to the AHAR website www.ahar.in for Fire Safety Guidelines issued by Mumbai Fire Brigade in the aftermath of the Hotel City Kinara fire. 5 Meeting Website : www.ahar.in November 2015 6 Health & Eye check up, an AHAR CSR initiative AHAR Zone -II VP Shri K. V. Shetty & team organised a Health Checkup & Eye Camp as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility on 13.10.2015 at Hotel Gold Coin, Tardeo. AHAR Zone - VI Vice President Shri Sunil Patil and team organized a Health Checkup and Eye Camp as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility on 16.9.2015 at Hotel Symphony Pride Celebration, Mulund. AHAR Zone - VI Vice President Shri Sunil Patil and team organised a Health checkup and Eye Camp as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility on 6.10.2015 at Hotel Ratna, Bhandup. AHAR Zone-IX VP Shri Sudhakar Shetty and team organized a Health Checkup and Eye Camp as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility on 29.9.2015 at Hotel Sai Palace, Andheri. An appeal from AHAR Dear Esteemed Members, AHAR Zone I VP Shri J. D. Shetty and team organised a Health checkup and Eye Camp as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility on 8.10.2015 at Canara Lunch Home & Bar, Fort Mumbai. It has been noticed that many of our members have not updated their contact details such as postal address, telephone, mobile, email address and other information pertaining to their hotels & restaurants. This results in non delivery of our publications and vital information sent by AHAR. Hence we request you to kindly update your contact details at the earliest. 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