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title: "Hospitality"
date: 2025-05-20
author: "IndiaLaw LLP"
url: https://www.indialaw.in/expertise/hospitality/
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# Hospitality

## Leading Hospitality Law Firm in India for Hotels, Licensing, and Franchising

Our firm provides comprehensive legal services to the hospitality industry, offering strategic, regulatory, and transactional support to hotels, resorts, restaurants, food service operators, travel companies, and other leisure businesses across India. We help clients navigate the complex legal and regulatory landscape governing hospitality operations, development, franchising, licensing, and compliance.

Our firm’s dedicated team brings deep industry insight and legal expertise to support stakeholders at every stage of the hospitality business lifecycle from land acquisition and project development to operations, branding, and dispute resolution.

**We assist:**

- **Hotels and Resorts**: with structuring management and franchise agreements, licensing and regulatory approvals, land use and zoning matters, and operational compliance.
- **Restaurants and QSR Chains**: in navigating FSSAI norms, labor laws, supply chain agreements, lease negotiations, and trademark protection.
- **Developers and Investors**: in hotel development, joint ventures, REIT structuring, and due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
- **Travel and Leisure Companies**: on digital platform compliance, consumer protection laws, data privacy, and regulatory clearances.

## Our Services

- Structuring and negotiating hotel management, franchise, lease, and concession agreements
- Advising on land acquisition, construction, and environmental compliance
- Licensing and approvals from local and central authorities (including FSSAI, pollution control boards, and excise departments)
- Employment law compliance and workforce structuring
- Brand protection, trademark registration, and enforcement
- Taxation, FDI compliance, and cross-border transactions
- Litigation and dispute resolution including consumer disputes, employment claims, and regulatory actions

## Key Highlights

**Why Choose Us**

Our firm combines commercial acumen with legal rigour to offer tailored, practical solutions for hospitality businesses. We understand the operational realities and market pressures our clients face, enabling us to provide not only legal counsel but also strategic business insights. Whether you are launching a new hotel, managing a restaurant chain, or investing in the sector, we ensure your interests are protected at every turn.

### FAQs

#### What does a hospitality law practice cover in India?

It covers the full lifecycle of hospitality businesses, including hotel management and franchise agreements, FSSAI and excise licensing, land acquisition, zoning approvals, employment structuring, brand protection, and dispute resolution for hotels, restaurants, and leisure operators.

#### When should a hospitality business engage a lawyer in India?

Ideally before signing any lease, management agreement, or franchise term sheet. Early legal involvement helps structure ownership, secure regulatory approvals in the correct sequence, and avoid costly renegotiations once construction or operations have begun.

#### Which Indian regulators and statutes govern hospitality operations?

FSSAI governs food safety. State excise departments handle liquor licensing. Pollution control boards issue environmental consents. Local municipal bodies grant building and occupancy approvals. Labour compliance falls under central and state employment statutes, and the GST regime applies to room tariffs and F&B sales.

#### How long does it take to obtain all licenses for a new hotel in India?

Timelines vary by state, but securing the full stack of approvals, including FSSAI registration, fire NOC, excise license, environmental consent, and trade license, typically takes 6 to 18 months. Delays in land title clearance or zoning permissions are the most common cost drivers.

#### What documents are needed to begin legal work for a hospitality project?

We typically need the title chain and land records, draft or executed lease and management agreements, project plans and layout approvals, existing licenses, FSSAI registrations, GST filings, employment records, and any pending litigation or show cause notices from regulators.

#### What common legal mistakes do hospitality operators make in India?

Operating without proper excise or FSSAI licenses, using poorly drafted management agreements that conflate ownership and operational control, ignoring state specific labour law requirements, and failing to register trademarks before franchising. Each of these exposes the business to penalties, shutdowns, or costly disputes.

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# IndiaLaw LLP — Offices & Contact Details

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## General Contact

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| **Website** | https://www.indialaw.in |
| **Primary email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Primary phone** | +91 836-9995919 |
| **Contact form** | https://www.indialaw.in/connect/ |
| **Careers (separate channel)** | https://www.indialaw.in/careers/ |


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## All Offices (9 locations across 8 cities)

### 1. Mumbai — Registered Office & Head Office (Apeejay Chambers)

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| **Address** | Apeejay Chambers, Ground Floor, Wallace Street, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001 |
| **Phone** | [022-6924-7400](tel:02269247400) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/mumbai/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Arbitration · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Corporate · Banking · Real Estate · IP |
| **Notes** | The HQ. 5 partners based here. Handles PAN-India litigation, arbitration, corporate, banking, IP and real estate practice. Largest team across all offices. |

### 2. Mumbai — Non-Litigation Office (Excelsior, Fort)

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| **Address** | 4th Floor, New Excelsior Theatre Pvt. Ltd., Amrit Keshav Nayak Marg, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001 |
| **Phone** | [022-697-40500](tel:022-697-40500) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/mumbai/ |
| **Practice focus** | Non-litigation only — consultations, negotiations, transactional work |
| **Notes** | Opened 2024. Litigation and arbitration remain at the Apeejay Chambers head office. |

### 3. Delhi

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| **Address** | Flat No. 1107 & 1108, Prakashdeep Building, Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi – 110 001 |
| **Phone** | (general line: +91 836-9995919) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/delhi/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Arbitration · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Corporate · Banking · Real Estate |
| **Notes** | 3 partners based here. Located near the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court and other appellate bodies. |

### 4. Kolkata

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| **Address** | Centre Point Building, Room No. 214, 2nd Floor, Premises No. 21, Hemanta Basu Sarani, Opp. Great Eastern Hotel, P.S. Hare Street, Kolkata – 700 001, West Bengal |
| **Phone** | [+91 33 4813 1001](tel:+913348131001) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/kolkata/ |
| **Practice focus** | Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Commercial & Civil Litigation · Arbitration · Banking Litigation · Real Estate · Labour & Employment · Consumer |
| **Notes** | Advises banks, NBFCs, MSMEs and corporates on transactions and dispute resolution. Works in close coordination with the Mumbai HO. |

### 5. Chennai

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| **Address** | GF-A, 19 Casa Major Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008 |
| **Phone** | (general line: +91 836-9995919) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/chennai/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Real Estate |
| **Notes** | Full-fledged office with experienced legal team. Supported by Mumbai HO. |

### 6. Bengaluru (Bangalore)

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| **Address** | INDIALAW LLP, No. 7 Chinnaswamy Mudaliar Road, Shivaji Nagar, Bangalore – 560 051 |
| **Phone** | [080-4167-2444](tel:08041672444) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/bengaluru/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Real Estate · Family Laws · Labour |
| **Notes** | Located near Bangalore High Court. Handles corporate, commercial, banking and matrimonial disputes. |

### 7. Hyderabad

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| **Address** | 403, 4th Floor, Sanatana Ecstasy Building, beside Tanishq Show Room, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad – 500 029, Telangana |
| **Phone** | [040-6666-5166](tel:04066665166) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/hyderabad/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Banking · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Real Estate |
| **Notes** | Particularly well known for complex banking matters and real estate transactions. |

### 8. Cochin (Kochi)

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| **Address** | Second Floor, Pulikkal Building, K.K. Padmanabhan Road, Ernakulam North – 682 018, Kerala |
| **Phone** | [0484-3583961](tel:04843583961) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/cochin/ |
| **Practice focus** | Litigation · Insolvency & Bankruptcy · Real Estate |
| **Notes** | Commercial disputes, property litigation, financial-claim arbitrations and real estate transactions. |

### 9. Noida (NCR)

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| **Address** | No. 16 & 17, Silver Offices, 17th Floor, Wave One, Sector 18, Noida – 201 301 |
| **Phone** | (general line: +91 836-9995919) |
| **Email** | contact@indialaw.in |
| **Page** | https://www.indialaw.in/noida/ |
| **Practice focus** | Aviation · Insurance · Mergers & Acquisitions · Corporate |
| **Office head** | **Mr. Dinesh Gupta** (joined August 2025 to lead and expand the corporate practice) |
| **Notes** | Newest office. Sector-focused on highly regulated industries serving NCR-based clients. |

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## Quick-Dial Phone List

| Office | Phone |
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| Mumbai HO (Apeejay) | 022-6924-7400 |
| Mumbai Excelsior | 022-697-40500 |
| Kolkata | +91 33 4813 1001 |
| Bengaluru | 080-4167-2444 |
| Hyderabad | 040-6666-5166 |
| Cochin | 0484-3583961 |
| **General / Marketing line** | **+91 836-9995919** |

Delhi, Chennai and Noida route through the general number.

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