Hoteliers’ assn files 2 writ petitions in HC
ByArchana MoreArchana More / Updated: May 27, 2021, 06:00 IST
Court issues notices to finance ministry,
NDMA, has orders for excise dept
Following two writ petitions filed last week by Pune-based United Hospitality Association (UHA), seeking relief in excise license fees and bank loan EMIs, the
Bombay High Court has directed the commissioner of the state excise department to hear out and decide on the matter. It also issued a notice to the Union finance ministry, finance minister and
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
The UHA, consisting of approximately 500 members who own hotels and restaurants in the city, had filed the petitions in HC last week. In the first, they sought a waiver of FL-III license fees, which permit such establishments to service liquor on their premises. They stated that since the pandemic began early in 2020, the government has announced
Lockdown leaves unsavoury taste for city’s hoteliers
ByAshwin KhanAshwin Khan / Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 06:00 IST
COVID Curfew 2021
Owners of eateries insist that all their staff have been following COVID safety protocols and are not responsible for the current spread now, they face imminent bankruptcy and closure due to the pandemic’s double whammy, and feel the authorities should consider some relief for their beleaguered sector
Last year, the eight-month
lockdown crippled the food and
hospitality industry and just when the situation was improving, the 15-day ‘janta curfew’ has come like a death blow to hoteliers and restaurateurs. “It took me six years to build my business, but now we are struggling to stay afloat,” said Piyush Deshmukh, owner of The Chef’s Way Café on Khadki-Aundh Road. Others in the industry echoed Deshmukh’s sentiments, saying that those in the hospitality business were conscientiously following all COVID-19 safety protocols.
‘This curfew will kill us’
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Apr 6, 2021, 06:00 IST
protest
Amid the alarming exponential rise in COVID-19 cases, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the district administration had already imposed a curfew between 6 pm and 6 am for the next entire week, inviting outrage from various industries that were already struggling after last year’s lockdown. Now, the state government has once again announced stricter lockdownlike (break the chain) restrictions till the end of month, sparking even louder protests. In an order on Monday evening, the civic body announced that all non-essential shops and services will stay completely shut till the end of the month.