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 Mumbai: The recent Fire episode melted and gas leaked into the all the members in the matters sincerely thanked all the members which took the life right from air-conditioned room and the fire concerning safety of the employees for unanimously electing him as the Chief Fire Officer, Second and and patrons said President Shri the Vice President of the Zone for third in command of the Mumbai Adarsh Shetty. the 4th consecutive year. He said Fire Force Fire and the case of City The Minutes of the 10th that he wish to specially thank Kinara Restaurant, Kurla which Monthly Managing Committee Shri Gopal Shettiji, honorable took eight young lives, was a heart- Meeting held on 29th October MP, Shri Ravindra Shetty and wrenching scene at Ghatkopar’s 2015 at Hotel Avenue, Thakur Shri Yermal Harish Shetty Ex Rajawadi hospital. In all these case Complex, Near W.E. Highway, VPs, Shri Raghuram Shetty and major reason for fire is the careless Kandivili [East], Mumbai. Shri Mundappa Payyade, senior attitude and neglect of fire safety Proceedings Hoteliers of the zone, for their advisory by the people who manage Address by the President support and help. He also thanked the hotels and establishments. The President Shri Adarsh Shetty his entire team for their support In most of the fire cases it is began the meeting and requested and cooperation in discharging his evident that the fire is spreading spreads even faster. Host Vice President Zone V responsibilities. He further said through AC duct and improper Hence, the members are Shri Anil Salian to welcome the that it is only AHAR which can installation and illegal connections requested to take adequate gathering. safeguard the interest of Hotels & which in turns, lead to serious fire precautions to make their Eating Welcome Address by the host Restaurants and it is our bounden hazards. As the rubber hose which House fire retardant and make their Vice President duty to strengthen it. He requested used to connect the cylinder and establishments fire compliant by Host Vice President, Zone-X, the President to proceed with the Welcome Address by the host gas stove often catches fire due periodical fire audit. Shri Anil Salian welcomed all meeting. Vice President, Zone-X Shri Shri Anil Salian to faulty tubes. The gas pipe gets Looking forward to support from the members to the meeting. He (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 November 2015 2 Chairman and BJP employed eminent lawyer and Ex (Continued from page 1) Committee Chairman Vice Chairman Spokesman for his Union Minister Shri Kapil Sibbal Confirmation of the minutes Catering Shri Samith Arasa Shri Vilas Jhaveri involvement in getting to represent our case. We had to Registration Shri Sunil M Saigal Shri Nitin B Pawar of the 9th Monthly Managing the appointments, spend lot of fund in this matter Liquor & Barrel Shri Vijaykumar Shetty Shri Mohan Shetty which is going on for the last 15 Committee Meeting held on Felicitation Shri Shailendra Shetty Shri Nitin R Shetty arranging the meetings 30. 9. 2015. Stage Management Shri Santosh R Shetty Shri Shivaji Shetty with the Chief Minister years. He said the final hearing The Hon. Gen. Secretary Shri Security Shri Prabhakar Shetty and the Municipal and judgment will be heard on Sukesh Shetty presented the Lucky Dip Shri Shrinivas Shetty Shri Satish R Shetty Commissioner. 5th of November 2015. We hope minutes of the 9th Monthly Stalls Shri Mahesh shetty Shri Prasad M Shetty Election to the we will get a fair judgment and Managing Committee Meeting Seminar/Events Shri Bhaskar Shetty Managing Committee the Dance Bar/Performance Bar Media Shri Adarsh Shetty Shri Sukesh Shetty held on 30. 9. 2015. He also 2015-2016 industry can revive and survive. pointed out the error in the Committee fire safety compliance and display Adv D. K. Shetty, the He requested all Performance Bar minutes circulated in Page Shri Sudhakar T Shetty the the board to that ELECTION PROGRAMME No 3-typed as the Hon. Gen. Chairman of the 36th AGM effect in their 1 Last date for receipt of Nominations 30.11.2015 up to 5.00 p.m Secretary Shri Shashidhar Shetty declared the names of various establishment. 2 Date of publication of the List of Nominations 30.11.2015 to be read as the Hon. Treasurer AGM Committee Chairmen and He also advised received. Shri Shashidhar Shetty and Page Co-chairmen. (See box) the members 3 Date of scrutiny of Nominations. 30.11.2015 No. 4- in the Event of the month, He briefed the house that so to get the fire 4 Date of publication of List of Valid Nominations. 30.11.2015 5 Date by which Candidature may be withdrawn. 04.12.2015 up to 5.00 p.m. far 30 Stalls out of 60 are booked. and electrical the sentence, we hope the license 6 Date of publication of Final List of Candidates. 04.12.2015 will be ‘revoked’ to be read as M/s Investaac, Reliable Business installations 7 Date of Election. 10.12.2015 ‘restored’. Solution and Bhandary Builders, duly audited 8 Date of counting Votes. 10.12.2015 The house confirmed the same Mangalore have confirmed their periodically. 9 Date of Declaration of Results of Voting. 16.12.2015 in the AGM Proposed by participation as the co-sponsors • The Ministry Shri Prabhakar Shetty and events support sponsors of Finance, Central Government Returning Officer to conduct the owners to contribute their might Seconded by of the AGM. He requested the had invited suggestions, Managing Committee election for and support the Association in the Shri Shivaji Shetty members to approach their own objections in Direct and Indirect the year 2015-2016 announced legal fight. Approval of the Accounts for vendors and suppliers for the Taxes for the ensuing Budget the election schedule (See box). Shri Niranjan Shetty - the month of September 2015. sponsorship & stalls and make the from our Association. We had Adv D. K. Shetty briefed about Chairman-MCGM Committee The Hon. Treasurer Shri event a grand success. submitted our suggestions and the regular mistakes committed After the City Kinara fire Shashidhar G. Shetty presented Events of the month objections as an Association. while filling the nominations incident, we are constantly in the Accounts for the month of Addressing the gathering Shri • We have been invited by the and cautioned against them. touch with Chief Minister’s office September 2015. Adarsh Shetty, President briefed Sales Tax commissioner for a He sought the support of every and were able to meet him and The House approved the same. as under. workshop on GST on 28.10.205. member to conduct an impartial convince him about our genuine Proposed by • The Supreme Court has given Our delegation attended the same and transparent election. grievances. The CM was kind Shri Prasad Shetty a historic judgment in the writ and have given their inputs. Letters of appreciation enough to instruct the Municipal Seconded by petition filed by AHAR in Dance • Our delegation was also invited The Hon. Gen. Secretary read out Commissioner to speak to our Shri K. K. Mahale Bar case by staying the draconian by the Municipal Commissioner the appreciation letter to AHAR delegation. The Meeting with The Hon. Treasurer briefed that Section 33A of Mumbai Police and Shri Ajoy Mehta and delegation and respective Vice Presidents for Municipal Commissioner was very an amount of Rs. 13.62 lakhs were instructing the Mumbai Police to briefed him about the action of the support and co-operation in positive and has taken the heat off sanctioned for the Performance renew the license of Dance Bars. MCGM, following the Kurla fire, solving their grievances. and tension from the minds of Bar account on their request to He congratulated Shri Bharat overstepping their authority. The 1. Asha Bar & Restaurant, Hoteliers and Restaurateurs. meet the urgent legal expenditure Thakur, Chairman, Performance Municipal Commissioner directed Prabhadevi, Mumbai Shri K. K. Mahale – Chairman - of Dance Bar which came for Bar committee and his team for AHAR to make all their member 2. Mayur Restaurant & Bar, Hawker action Committee. hearing on 15th of Oct. 2015. He the landmark judgment. He said Restaurants fire safety norm Sion, Mumbai We have got a very important said if the amount is withdrawn we have employed Shri Kapil compliant and display a board 3. Kamath Yatri Nivas [P] Bombay High Court judgment on it will be reimbursed by the Sibbal, an eminent lawyer as to that effect. He also agreed to Limited. 23.10.2015 instructing the MCGM committee. He requested the our counsel. The final verdict is our suggestion of simplifying 4. Mallika Bar & Restaurant, to evict the illegal food hawkers house to approve the same. reserved for 5th November 2015. licensing conditions, to do away Asalpha, Ghatkopar within two months. The House approved the same. He advised the Bar owners to do with the duplication of licenses Advisors Speech Felicitation to Shri Gopal Proposed By the business within the laid down etc. He requested AHAR to submit Shri Narayana M Alva said that Shetty, MP Shri Shivaji Shetty norms and earn the living with the same in a booklet.