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Food-Court Stall Agreement

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  1. Licensor and licensee
  2. The food court and the stall
  3. Licence period and fee
  4. Deposit, tax and GST
  5. Lock-in, notice and ending the licence
  6. Stamping, disputes and signing

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FOOD-COURT STALL AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

__________, __________, of __________, PAN __________ (the "Licensor", which expression includes its successors in interest and permitted assigns);

AND

__________, __________, of __________, PAN __________ (the "Licensee", which expression includes its permitted assigns).

The Licensor and the Licensee are each a "Party" and together the "Parties".

RECITALS

B. The Licensor has agreed to permit the Licensee to use, without exclusive possession, the stall described in Schedule I (the "Licensed Space") for the Permitted Use, together with the shared seating described in Schedule I, on the terms of this Agreement.

C. The Parties intend this Agreement to create a licence within the meaning of Section 52 of the Indian Easements Act, 1882, and not a lease, tenancy or other interest in immovable property. Clause 2 states this in operative terms.

NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES as follows.

  1. 1. DEFINITIONS

1.2 "Licence Fee" means the amount payable under clause 5, as escalated or reconciled under that clause.

1.4 References to a statute are to that statute as amended or re-enacted, and include a statute as extended to the place where the Mall or Building is situated. Headings do not affect interpretation. The singular includes the plural.

  1. 2. GRANT OF LICENCE; NO EXCLUSIVE POSSESSION

2.1 The Licensor grants the Licensee a personal, non-exclusive and revocable licence to use the Licensed Space for the Permitted Use, and to use the shared seating on a non-exclusive basis along with the public and every other stall in the food court, during the Licence Period, subject to this Agreement. This Agreement does not create a lease, sub-lease, tenancy or easement, does not transfer possession of the Licensed Space or the shared seating to the Licensee, and does not grant the Licensee any estate or interest in either, or in the Mall or Building.

2.2 The Licensor retains possession and control of the Licensed Space, the shared seating and the Mall or Building at all times. The Licensor and its representatives, employees, contractors, security staff and other licensees may access, pass through and use the area in and around the Licensed Space, and the shared seating, at any time in connection with the operation, management, security, cleaning and maintenance of the food court, and the grant of this Agreement does not derogate from that access or from the Licensor's overall control.

2.3 The licence granted by this Agreement is personal to the Licensee and, save as clause 16 permits, is not assignable, transmissible or sub-licensable.

  1. 3. RELOCATION
  1. 4. THE STALL, THE SHARED SEATING AND PERMITTED USE

4.3 The Licensee shall use the Licensed Space only for the Permitted Use, and for no other purpose without the Licensor's prior written consent.

4.5 The Licensee shall not place tables, chairs, signage or equipment in the shared seating area or any other common area, and shall not reserve or restrict use of any part of the shared seating to its own customers.

  1. 5. LICENCE FEE

5.3 The Licence Fee shall be paid by electronic transfer to the Licensor's bank account, or to such other account in the Licensor's name as the Licensor notifies in writing at least fifteen days in advance.

  1. 6. SECURITY DEPOSIT

6.2 The deposit secures the Licensee's obligations under this Agreement. The Licensor may deduct from it only: unpaid Licence Fee; unpaid CAM contribution, utility or other charges the Licensee owes under this Agreement; the reasonable documented cost of making good damage to the Licensed Space, the shared seating or the Mall or Building caused by the Licensee, fair wear and tear excepted; amounts payable by the Licensee on early termination under the Lock-in clause; and the reasonable documented cost of any reinstatement the Licensee was obliged to carry out under the Expiry and Handover clause and did not.

  1. 7. TAXES

7.2 The Parties acknowledge that permitting the use of space for consideration, whether or not it amounts to a lease, is a supply of service under GST law. Where the Licensor is registered under GST, the Licensor shall raise a proper tax invoice for each month and pay the tax, so that the Licensee may take input tax credit where available. Where the Licensor is not registered under GST and the Licensee is registered, the reverse charge mechanism applicable, in specified circumstances, to the renting of commercial property is not assumed by this Agreement to extend to a bare licence fee by analogy; the Parties shall confirm the correct treatment before the first payment under this Agreement.

7.3 TDS: The Licensee shall deduct tax at source on the Licence Fee under Section 194-I of the Income-tax Act, 1961 where it attracts deduction under that section. The Explanation to Section 194-I defines "rent" to mean any payment, by whatever name called, under any lease, sub-lease, tenancy or ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR ARRANGEMENT for the use of any land or building, whether or not the payee is the owner, so that a licence fee of this kind falls within it notwithstanding that this Agreement creates no tenancy. The Licensee shall deposit the tax within the prescribed time, file the return and furnish Form 16A to the Licensor. Where GST is charged and shown separately on the invoice, deduction shall be made on the amount excluding that tax. If a higher rate applies for want of a valid PAN under Section 206AA of that Act, the resulting shortfall is the Licensor's burden.

  1. 8. MAINTENANCE CHARGES AND UTILITIES

8.3 Utility and maintenance dues relating to the period before the licence start date are the Licensor's liability.

  1. 9. THE LICENSEE'S FIXTURES, SIGNAGE AND DESIGN COMPLIANCE

9.1 The Licensee may install a counter, cooking equipment, fixtures, signage and menu boards appropriate to the Permitted Use, at its own cost and with the Licensor's prior written consent as to design and fire safety, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

9.3 The Licensee shall not make any structural alteration to the Licensed Space or to the Mall or Building, and shall not affix anything to the structure, facade or common areas outside the physical footprint of the Licensed Space without the Licensor's prior written consent.

9.4 The Licensee's counter, cooking equipment, fixtures and signage remain its property throughout the Licence Period, subject to the Expiry and Handover clause.

  1. 10. FOOD SAFETY AND LICENSING

10.1 The Licensee shall obtain and maintain, before commencing operations and throughout the Licence Period, a valid licence or registration under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 for the stall at the address of the Mall or Building, held in its own name, and every other health, trade or municipal licence its food business requires.

10.3 The Licensee shall observe good food-handling, hygiene and storage practice at all times, shall permit inspection of the Licensed Space by a food safety officer or by the Licensor's own quality representative, and shall promptly correct a deficiency notified to it in writing.

10.4 The Licensor shall sign any consent, no-objection or application form required from the owner of the Mall or Building for the Licensee's food safety or trade licence, at the Licensee's cost, and shall not unreasonably delay or refuse.

  1. 11. KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, GAS AND FIRE SAFETY

11.3 The Licensee shall not bring, store or use any cooking fuel, cylinder or hazardous substance at the Licensed Space otherwise than as clause 11.1 and this clause permit, and shall keep its cooking equipment and any cylinder it is permitted to store in safe condition and away from any means of escape.

  1. 12. WASTE AND GREASE MANAGEMENT
  1. 13. REPAIRS

13.1 The Licensor shall keep the structure, services, common kitchen exhaust, common grease trap and the shared seating of the food court in good repair, and shall remedy a defect affecting the Licensed Space within a reasonable time of written notice.

13.2 The Licensee shall keep its own counter, cooking equipment and fixtures in good repair and condition, shall keep the Licensed Space clean, and shall make good damage it or its staff or visitors cause to the Licensed Space, the shared seating or the Mall or Building, fair wear and tear excepted.

  1. 14. INSURANCE

14.1 The Licensee shall insure its own stock, fixtures and cooking equipment, and shall maintain public liability cover, including cover for food-related claims, appropriate to a food business, and shall produce evidence of cover on the Licensor's written request.

14.2 Neither Party shall do anything at the Licensed Space that voids or prejudices the other's insurance or the insurance of the Mall or Building generally.

  1. 15. LICENSOR'S AND LICENSEE'S UNDERTAKINGS

15.1 The Licensor has authority to grant this licence, and there is no subsisting agreement or restriction that prevents the Licensee's use of the Licensed Space and the shared seating for the Permitted Use during the Licence Period, subject to clause 3.

15.2 So long as the Licensee pays the Licence Fee and observes this Agreement, the Licensor shall not unreasonably interfere with the Licensee's use of the Licensed Space for the Permitted Use, subject always to clauses 2 and 3.

15.3 The Licensee shall pay the Licence Fee and all other sums when due, use the Licensed Space only as permitted, comply with applicable law including food safety law in the conduct of its business, permit inspection as provided above, and vacate the Licensed Space on expiry or termination as this Agreement requires.

15.4 The Licensee shall not do anything that creates a charge or encumbrance over the Licensed Space or the Mall or Building, and shall not claim any right in the Licensed Space or the shared seating beyond the licence granted by this Agreement.

  1. 16. ASSIGNMENT AND SUB-LICENSING

16.2 An assignment or sub-licence in breach of this clause is void as against the Licensor and is a default under clause 17.1.

  1. 17. DEFAULT, SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

17.1 Each of the following is a default by the Licensee: the Licence Fee or other sums remaining unpaid for fifteen days after written demand; breach of a material term not remedied within fifteen days of written notice; loss, suspension or cancellation of the Licensee's food safety licence, not restored within fifteen days; use of the Licensed Space otherwise than for the Permitted Use, not stopped within seven days of written notice; or an assignment or sub-licence in breach of clause 16.

17.2 On a default by the Licensee that continues, the Licensor may terminate this Agreement by seven days' written notice and require the Licensee to vacate the Licensed Space, without prejudice to its right to recover arrears and damages. The Licensor shall not use force, lock out the Licensee outside ordinary closing procedures generally applied to the food court, or seize the Licensee's stock otherwise than by due process, and shall proceed by notice and, if the Licensee does not comply, by lawful process. The Licensor may, without waiting for the notice period to expire, require the Licensee to immediately stop cooking or serving food where it reasonably believes there is an imminent risk to health or safety, without that step by itself terminating this Agreement.

17.3 Each of the following is a default by the Licensor: a breach of clause 15.2 not remedied within fifteen days of written notice; or a relocation under clause 3 to a stall materially inferior to the Licensed Space, not corrected within fifteen days of written notice. On such a default, the Licensee may terminate this Agreement by fifteen days' written notice, and the deposit is refundable in full and no early-exit compensation is payable.

  1. 18. LOCK-IN, NOTICE AND TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE

18.1 Neither Party may terminate this Agreement for convenience before the expiry of the Licence Period except as this clause allows.

  1. 19. EXPIRY AND HANDOVER

19.1 On expiry or earlier termination, the Licensee shall vacate the Licensed Space and hand it back to the Licensor in good condition, fair wear and tear excepted.

19.3 The Licensee shall clear all utility, maintenance and statutory dues relating to its use of the Licensed Space up to the date of handover.

19.4 Anything the Licensee leaves at the Licensed Space more than seven days after handover may, after written notice to the Licensee, be removed and disposed of by the Licensor at the Licensee's cost.

  1. 20. UNAUTHORISED USE AFTER EXPIRY OR TERMINATION

20.1 If the Licensee continues to use the Licensed Space after the Licence Period ends or this Agreement is otherwise terminated, without the Licensor's written consent, that use is unauthorised and without the licence of the Licensor, and does not create a fresh licence, a tenancy or any right to continue.

20.3 This clause does not limit the Licensor's right to require the Licensee to vacate, and to recover possession of the Licensed Space, in accordance with law.

  1. 21. DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION, FORCE MAJEURE AND INDEMNITY

21.1 If the Licensed Space or the shared seating is destroyed or rendered substantially unfit for the Permitted Use by fire, flood, earthquake, tempest, civil commotion or other event not caused by the Licensee, the Licence Fee abates proportionately from the date of the event until the Licensed Space is again fit for use or an equivalent alternative is provided under clause 3. If neither happens within thirty days, either Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice, in which case the deposit is refundable in full, less only sums already accrued and unpaid.

21.2 Neither Party is liable for failure to perform an obligation, other than an obligation to pay money already accrued, where the failure is caused by an event beyond its reasonable control.

21.3 The Licensee shall indemnify the Licensor against claims, losses, penalties and reasonable legal costs arising from its use of the Licensed Space and the shared seating, the quality, preparation or safety of food sold from the stall, any claim of food-borne illness or injury traceable to the stall, the acts or omissions of its staff or visitors, and its breach of this Agreement.

21.4 The Licensor shall indemnify the Licensee against claims, losses and reasonable legal costs arising from a defect in the Licensor's authority to grant this licence, a defect in the common kitchen exhaust, grease trap or fire suppression system it maintains under clause 13.1, or its breach of this Agreement.

21.5 Neither Party is liable to the other for indirect or consequential loss, or for loss of profit, except in respect of sums expressly payable under this Agreement.

  1. 22. CONFIDENTIALITY

22.1 Each Party shall keep the commercial terms of this Agreement confidential, except for disclosure to its professional advisers, auditors and lenders, and where disclosure is required by law or for stamping, registration or enforcement of this Agreement.

  1. 23. STAMP DUTY AND REGISTRATION

23.4 Neither Party shall dispute the validity of this Agreement on the ground of insufficient stamping where that results from its own failure to perform this clause.

  1. 24. APPLICATION OF RENT LAW

24.1 Because this Agreement creates a licence and not a tenancy, neither the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 nor the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 applies to the Licensee's use of the Licensed Space, both of those statutes protecting a tenant and not a licensee.

  1. 25. NOTICES

25.1 Notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by hand against acknowledgment, or by registered post or reputed courier with proof of delivery, to the Licensor at __________ and to the Licensee at __________, or to such other address as a Party notifies in writing.

25.2 Email is sufficient for routine correspondence, but a notice of termination or default must be given by hand, registered post or courier.

  1. 26. DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND GOVERNING LAW

26.1 The Parties shall first attempt to resolve any dispute by discussion between their authorised representatives within fifteen days of written notice of the dispute.

26.4 This Agreement is governed by the laws of India as in force at the place where the Mall or Building is situated.

  1. 27. GENERAL

27.1 This Agreement is the entire agreement between the Parties about the Licensed Space, and supersedes all prior discussion and correspondence on that subject.

27.2 No amendment is effective unless made in writing and signed by both Parties.

27.3 A failure or delay in enforcing a right is not a waiver of it.

27.4 If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the rest continues in effect, and the Parties shall replace that provision with a valid one of the nearest effect.

27.5 Nothing in this Agreement creates a partnership, joint venture, agency or employment relationship between the Parties.

27.6 The clauses on Security Deposit, Taxes, Food Safety and Licensing, Expiry and Handover, Unauthorised Use, Damage/Force Majeure/Indemnity, Confidentiality, Stamp Duty and Registration, Application of Rent Law, and Dispute Resolution survive the expiry or termination of this Agreement.

SCHEDULE I — THE STALL AND THE SHARED SEATING

A location plan of the Licensed Space is annexed to this Agreement and initialled by both Parties.

SCHEDULE II — HANDOVER CONDITION

The Licensed Space is handed over as a bare demarcated counter area with the common kitchen exhaust connection point, grease-trap connection and building power available to the point of supply, unless the Parties record a fuller handover condition here or in a joint inspection record annexed to this Agreement.

SIGNED AND DELIVERED by the LICENSOR
__________
PAN: __________

Signature: ______________________________

SIGNED AND DELIVERED by the LICENSEE
__________
PAN: __________

Signature: ______________________________

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