Circular
December 11, 2007
Most Urgent
The General Manager
All Hotel & Restaurant Members of FHRAI
CC: All members of the Executive Committee
All Regional Associations
Sub: Licence Fee to Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)
for the special events - X-mas and New Year Eve
Dear Sir/Madam
As you are aware, all hotels and restaurants who were holding special events on X-mas and New Year Eve are paying licence fee as per the tariff announced by PPL in 2004. In 2005-06 the tariffs were paid on the basis of 2004 plus 15% increase (copy enclosed).
Now PPL had filed an application which was listed for hearing in the High Court of Delhi on 7th December, 2007, in which they have requested the Hon’ble Court to vacate the Interim Order of 19th December, 2005 which was obtained by FHRAI.The purpose behind this move is that PPL will be free to charge the tariff announced by them in 2007 which is exorbitantly high.
The Hon’ble High Court of Delhi has directed FHRAI to submit the list of all the Hotels and Restaurants who will be holding special events on these days on or before 15th December, 2007. These hotels will be allowed to pay the licence fee to PPL based on the tariff existing in 2004 plus 15%. Others will have to pay licence fee as demanded by PPL.
You are therefore requested to kindly send us the details by return email/fax whether you are holding any of the Special Event on these days to enable us to include you name in the list which is to be submitted to the High Court of Delhi .
The Hotel and Restaurant members who have their Corporate /Head offices outside the hotel/restaurant premises, are requested to inform their Corporate/Head offices accordingly.
Please treat this as immediate and most urgent and send your reply by return email/fax.
Thanking you, Yours faithfully,
Harish Sud
Secretary General
FHRAI
For your ready reference can be viewed from this link: PPL Tariff
Immediate/Most Urgent
28th December, 2007
The General Managers
All FHRAI Members
CC: All Members of the
Executive Committee
All Regional Associations
Sub:
Licence
fee to IPRS for Special Events
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am enclosing a copy of the letter
received by us from M/s Bhasin & Co. regarding the licence fee payable to
Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) which is self
explanatory. Kindly ensure the directions of the Court are followed.
As regards the demand raised by other societies if
any, no relief can be sought for them from the Hon’ble Court at
present since these other societies are not a party of the
aforesaid petition. In view of the above, please do not use the
sound recordings of the other societies /companies.
Wishing you all a Very
Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Harish Sud
Secretary General
Federation
of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India
B-82, 8th Floor, Himalaya House, 23 K.G. Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110
001
Phones : (011) 23318781, 23318782, 23322634, 23322647, 23323770 l
Fax : (011) 23322645
E-mail: fhrai@vsnl.com,
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