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GUIDELINES FOR OBTAINING LICENSE FOR PROVIDING DIRECT-TO-HOME (DTH)
BROADCASTING SERVICE IN INDIA The Union Government has decided to permit Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV service in Ku Band in India. The prohibition on the reception and distribution of television signal in Ku Band has been withdrawn by the Government vide notification No. GSR 18 (E) dated 9th January, 2001 of the Department of Telecommunications. The salient features of eligibility criteria, basic conditions/obligations and procedure for obtaining the license to set up and operate DTH service are briefly described below. For further details, reference should be made to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Direct-to-Home (DTH) Broadcasting Service, refers to distribution of multi channel TV programmes in Ku Band by using a satellite system by providing TV signals direct to subscribers premises without passing through an intermediary such as cable operator.
Following are the eligibility criteria for applicants, conditions which will apply to DTH license and procedural details : · Applicant Company to be an Indian Company registered under Indian Companys Act, 1956. · Total foreign equity holding including FDI/NRI/OCB/FII in the applicant company not to exceed 49%. · Within the foreign equity, the FDI component not to exceed 20%. · The quantum represented by that proportion of the paid up equity share capital to the total issued equity capital of the Indian promoter Company, held or controlled by the foreign investors through FDI/NRI/OCB investments, shall form part of the above said FDI limit of 20%. · The applicant company must have Indian Management Control with majority representatives on the board as well as the Chief Executive of the company being a resident Indian. · Broadcasting companies and/or cable network companies shall not be eligible to collectively own more than 20% of the total equity of applicant company at any time during the license period. Similarly, the applicant company not to have more than 20% equity share in a broadcasting and/or cable network company. · The Licensee shall be required to submit the equity distribution of the Company in the prescribed Proforma (Table I and II of Annexure to Form-A) once within one month of start of every financial year. ii) Number of Licensees: · There will be no restrictions on the total number of DTH licenses and these will be issued to any person who fulfils the necessary terms and conditions and subject to the security and technical clearances by the appropriate authorities of the Govt. iii)
Period of license. · License will be valid for a period of 10 years from the date of issue of wireless operational license by Wireless planning and Coordination Wing of Ministry of Communicatons. However, the license can be cancelled/suspended by the Licensor at any time in the interest of Union of India. iv)
Basic conditions/obligations: ·
The
license will be subject to terms and conditions contained in the agreement
and its schedule (Form-B) v)
Procedure for application
and grant of licenses: ·
To apply to the Secretary, Ministry of I&B, in triplicate,
in the prescribed proforma (Form-A
) ·
On the basis of information furnished in the application
form, if the applicant is found eligible for setting up of DTH platform
in India, the application will be subjected to security clearance in
consultations with the
Ministry of Home Affairs and for clearance of satellite use with the
Department of Space. ·
After these clearances are obtained, the applicant would
be required to pay an initial non-refundable entry-fee of Rs.10 crores
to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. ·
After such payment of entry-fee, the applicant would be
informed of intent of Min. of I & B to issue license and requested
to approach WPC for SACFA clearance. · After obtaining SACFA clearance, within one month of the same, the Licensee will have to submit a Bank guarantee (Form-C) from any Scheduled Bank to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for an amount of Rs.40 crores valid for the duration of the license. · After submission of this Bank Guarantee, the applicant would be required to sign a licensing agreement with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as per prescribed proforma (Form-B). · After signing of such licensing agreement with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the applicant will have to apply to the Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) Wing of the Ministry of Communications for seeking Wireless Operational License for establishment, maintenance and operation of DTH platform. · The Licensee shall pay an annual fee equivalent to 10% of its gross revenue as reflected in the audited accounts of the Company for that particular financial year, within one month of the end of that financial year. · The Licensee shall also, in addition, pay the license fee and royalty for the spectrum used as prescribed by Wireless Planning & Coordination Authority (WPC), under the Department of Telecommunications. vi)
Arbitration Clause: Incase of any dispute, matter will be referred to the sole Arbitration of the Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Government of India or his nominee, for adjudication. The award of the Arbitrator shall be binding on the parties. The Arbitration proceedings will be governed by the law of Indian arbitration in force at the point of time. Venue of Arbitration shall be India. ***** FORM-A Application form for obtaining license to set up
DTH platform in Ku Band.
The Secretary Ministry of Information & Broadcasting A Wing, Shastri Bhawan New Delhi-110 001 1. i) Name of Applicant Company ii) Particulars of the Directors & the Chief Executive.
a) Chief Executive
(a) Head Office (b) Regional Office ii) Telephone Number (s) iii) Registration details (enclose certificate of incorporation/registration) 3. Structure of Equity Capital i) Authorised share capital ii) Paid up share capital # 4. Share-Holding pattern: (Enclose details as per Annexure) i) Direct investment (as % of total paid up capital) (a) Indian_______% (b) Foreign______% Break-up of Foreign Direct Investment Individual .% Company ..% NRI ..% OCB .% PIO ..% ii) Portfolio Investments (a) Indian % (b) Foreign ..% Break-up of Foreign portfolio Investment FIIs NRIs OCBs PIOs 5. Particulars of other business/activities. ±6. Particulars of the other broadcasting companies and cable network companies holding share in the applicant company along with the quantum of share holdings
±7. Particulars of equity holding of the applicant company in other broadcasting companies and cable network companies
8.
Details of DTH Space Segment , uplink earth station and
ground terminal: A. Space Segment of DTH Platform 1. Name of the satellite proposed to be used 2. GSO Orbital location 3. Type & number of transponders to be hired 4. Frequency band of operation : 10.95 11.2 GHz / 11.45 11.7 GHz (downlink)(circle appropriately): 12.2 12.5 GHz / 12.5 12.75 GHz 5. Transponder Center frequencies: 6. No. of TV channels in each transponder: 7. Details of data rate, FEC, modulation, bandwidth and specific frequency range for each TV channel 8. Satellite transmit Max. & Min. EIRP over India in dBW : (enclose satellite transmit antenna/ eirp gain contours over India) B. Details of Uplink Station · DTH uplink station location: · Uplink frequency band (circle appropriately): 13.75 14 GHz / 14.0 14.25GHz / 14.25 14.5 GHz · Uplink antenna size: · Uplink antenna gain: · Uplink EIRP (Max.): (Min.): C. Size of downlink (Max.) antenna size (Min.) Proposed no. of channels:
(Enclose Lease Agreement and footprint of the satellite on which the transponders are proposed to be hired)
I/We, __________________________________the applicant(s) do hereby declare that the above facts are correct in all respects. Place : (Signature of Applicant) Date : Name Office Address: Enclosures: ******
ANNEXURE TO FORM - A
FORMAT FOR SHAREHOLDING PATTERN TO BE FURNISHED ALONG WITH APPLICATION TABLE-1 SHAREHOLDING PATTERN OF APPLICANT COMPANY M/s ______________________ AS ON __________ FACE VALUE OF THE SHARE RS.__________________
* For Indian company, information as per proforma in Table-2 also to be supplied. *******
TABLE-2DETAILS OF SHAREHOLDING PATTERN OF EACH INDIAN COMPANY HOLDING SHARE IN THE APPLICANT COMPANY AS IN SERIAL NO.2 IN COLUMN (1) OF TABLE-1 i) Name of the company ii) Information as on date iii) No. and %age of shares held by the company in the applicant company iv) Face value of the share Rs.______ v) Shareholding pattern of the company
Note: Repeat same information about each Indian company holding share in the applicant company
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FORM-B LICENSE
AGREEMENT This Agreement is made on this ______ day of______, 2001
between the President of India
acting through _____________________________, Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, Shastri
Bhawan, New Delhi (hereinafter called the Licensor) of the One Part and
M/s ________________, a company registered under the
Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at ___________________________ (hereinafter called the Licensee which expression shall unless repugnant to the context include,
its successors in business, administrators, liquidators and assignees
or legal representatives) of the Other Part. WHEREAS pursuant to the request of the Licensee,
the Licensor has agreed to grant license to the Licensee under Section
4 of the Indian Telegraph Act 1885,
and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 on the terms and
conditions appearing hereinafter to establish, maintain and operate
DTH Platform and the Licensee has agreed to accept
the same. NOW THIS AGREEMENT
WITNESSETH AS UNDER:
IN
WITNESSTH WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be executed through their respective authorised representatives, the
day, month and year as mentioned above. Signed Executed and Delivered
on behalf of President of India by
__________________ Signed
Executed & Delivered on behalf of ________________________ by its holder of General Power of
Attorney dated _______ executed in accordance
with
Board Resolution dated
_______ by
________________________.
SCHEDULE TO FORM - B TERMS
AND CONDITIONS ARTICLE-1ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS 1.1
The Licensee company shall be an Indian company, registered
under the Indian Companies Act, 1956. 1.2
The total Foreign Investment, including FDI/NRI/OCB/FII in
the paid up equity of the Licensee Company, shall not be more than
49%. 1.3
The FDI component of the foreign equity in the total paid up
equity of the Licensee company shall not
exceed 20%. Explanation
: The quantum represented by that proportion of the paid up equity
share capital to the total issued equity capital of the Indian promoter
Company, held or controlled by foreign investors through FDI/NRI/OCB
investments, shall form part of the above said FDI limit of 20%. 1.4
The Licensee shall not allow Broadcasting Companies and/or
Cable Network Companies to collectively hold or own
more than 20% of the total paid up equity in its company at
any time during the License period. The Licensee shall submit the equity
distribution of the Company in the prescribed proforma (Table I and
II of Form-A) once within one month of start of every financial year.
The Government will also be able to call for details of equity holding
of Licensee company at such times as considered necessary. 1.5
The Licensee company not to hold or own more than 20% equity
share in a broadcasting and/or Cable Network Company. The Licensee
shall submit the details of investment
made by the Licensee company every year once within one month
of start of that financial year. The Government. will also be able to call for details of investment
made by the Licensee company in the equity of other companies at such
times as considered necessary. 1.6 The applicant company shall always have Indian management control with majority representatives on the Board, as well as the Chief Executive of the company being a resident Indian citizen. ARTICLE-2 TERM OF LICENSE 2.1
The validity period of License
shall be ten (10) years, on non-exclusive basis, and shall be reckoned
from the date of issue of Wireless Operational License by the WPC, unless terminated earlier for default or for insolvency or
for convenience or for transfer of the License.
2.2
The license shall not be transferred
without prior approval of the Licensor. LICENSE FEE 3.1
The Licensee shall pay an initial non-refundable
entry fee of Rs.10
crores before the issue of letter of intent to him by Licensor, and,
after the issue of the Wireless Operational License by the Wireless
Planning and Coordination (WPC) Wing of the Ministry of Communications,
an annual fee equivalent to 10% of its gross revenue in that particular
financial year within one month of the end of that year. 3.2
The Licensee shall also in addition pay
the license fee and royalty for the spectrum used as prescribed by
Wireless Planning & Coordination Authority (WPC), under the Department
of Telecommunications. BANK GUARANTEE 4.1 The Licensee
shall, within one month of issual of SACFA clearance by W.P.C., submit
to the Ministry of I & B, a Bank Guarantee from any Scheduled
Bank in Form-C for an amount of Rs.40 crores valid for the duration
of the license. 4.2 The Licensor
shall be at liberty to encash the Bank Guarantee in full or part in
the event of non-payment of the license fee or violation of any of
the license condition. ARTICLE-5 COMPLIANCE
WITH PROGRAMME AND ADVERTISING CODES 5.1 The
Licensee shall ensure adherence to the Programme Code (PC) and Advertisement
Code (AC), laid down by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
from time to time. ARTICLE-6 PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 6.1 The Licensee
shall not carry any channels prohibited by the Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting. 6.2 The Licensee
shall ensure that its facilities are not used for transmitting any
objectionable or obscene content, messages or communication
inconsistent with the laws of India.
The use of the facility or service for anti national activities
would be construed as an offence punishable under the Indian Penal
Code and applicable laws and will attract immediate termination of
License. 6.3 The Licensor
reserves the right to prohibit the transmission or reception of programmes
in the interest of national security or in the event of emergency/war
or similar type of situation. Notwithstanding any agreement between
the Licensee and the content providers, the Licensee shall stop forthwith,
transmission of TV channels or any content, as and when directed to
do so by the Licensor or any other designated lawful authority. 6.4 Except with
prior approval of Licensor, the Licensee shall not either directly
or indirectly assign or transfer its right in any manner whatsoever
under this Agreement to any other party or enter into any Agreement
for sub-license and/ or partnership relating to any subject matter
of the License to any third party either in whole or in part.
Any violation of the terms shall be construed as breach of
the License Agreement and License of the Licensee shall be terminated
immediately. ARTICLE-7 TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS 7.1
The
Open Architecture (non-proprietary) Set Top Box, which will ensure
technical compatibility and effective interoperability among different
DTH service providers, shall have such specifications as laid down
by the Government from time to time. 7.2 The Licensee shall ensure subscribers interests though a Conditional Access System (CAS), which is compatible with an open Architecture (non-proprietary) Set Top Box. 7.3 The Licensee shall ensure subscribers interests through a Subscriber Management System (SMS) for an efficient, responsive and accurate billing and collection system. 7.4 The Licensee shall not use any equipment, which is identified as unlawful. 7.5 All content provided by the DTH platform to the subscribers, irrespective of its source, shall pass through the encryption and conditional access system, located within the Earth Station, situated on Indian soil. 7.6 The Licensee shall provide access to various content providers/channels on a non-discriminatory basis. 7.7 The Licensee shall adhere to any guidelines/regulations which may be laid down by the Licensor in the interest of consumer such as pricing of bouquet(s) or tier(s) of channels, etc. 7.8 The Licensee shall carry channels of Prasar Bharati on the most favourable financial terms offered to any other channel. ARTICLE-8 MONITORING AND INSPECTION 8.1
The Licensee shall provide the necessary facility for continuous
monitoring of the DTH broadcasting service at its own cost and maintain
the recordings of programmes and advertisements carried on the platform
for a period of 90 days from the date of broadcast and produce
the same to the Licensor or its authorised representative,
as and when required. 8.2
The Licensee shall
furnish any such information at periodic intervals
as may be required by the Licensor concerning Channels or content
being transmitted or provided under the service,
technical parameters etc.
in the format as may be prescribed by the Licensor from time
to time. 8.3 Licensee shall provide access to the Licensing Authority or its duly authorised representative. to all its facilities including equipments, records, systems, etc. 8.4 The Licensee will, if required by the Licensor or its authorised representative, provide necessary facilities for continuous monitoring for any particular aspect of the Licensees activities and operations. 8.5
The Licensor will ordinarily carry out the inspection after
reasonable notice except in circumstances where giving such a notice
will defeat the very purpose of the inspection. ARTICLE-9 NATIONAL SECURITY AND OTHER CONDITIONS 9.1
The Licensor reserves the right to take over the entire services
and networks of the Licensee or revoke / cancel / suspend the License
in the interest of national security or in the event of an emergency
/ war or low intensity conflict or similar type of situations.
Further, the Licensor reserves the right to direct the
Licensee to close down the service if implications
of security so requires. Any specific order or direction from the
Government issued in this regard shall be strictly complied with by
the Licensee. 9.2
The Licensee shall not use any equipment, which are identified
as unlawful and/or render network security vulnerable. 9.3
All foreign personnel likely to be deployed by way of
appointment, contract, consultancy, etc. by the Licensee for installation,
maintenance and operation of the Licensees services shall be
required to obtain security clearance from the
Government of India prior to their deployment. ARTICLE-10 VALUE ADDED SERVICES 10.1 The DTH facility shall
not be used for other modes of communication, including voice, fax,
data, communication, Internet, etc. unless specific license for these
value-added services has been obtained from the competent authority. ARTICLE -11
PREFERENCE TO INDIAN SATELLITES AND INTERSYSTEM CO-ORDINATION 11.1
Though Licensee can use the bandwidth capacity for DTH service
on both Indian as well as foreign satellites, proposals envisaging use of Indian satellites will be extended
preferential treatment. 11.2 The Licensee shall ensure
that its operation will conform to
the provisions of inter-system co-ordination agreement between INSAT
and the satellite being used by the Licensee. WPC WINGS LICENSE
12.1
A separate specific operational license shall be required from
the WPC Wing of Ministry of Communications for establishment, maintenance
& operation of the DTH platform/facility under usual terms and
conditions of that license. Grant of WPC operational license will
be governed by normal rules, procedures and guidelines and will be
subject to completion of all formalities.
As may be prescribed by the WPC Wing, the Ministry of Communication for this purpose, an application
shall be made to the Wireless Advisor to the Government of India,
WPC Wing, Ministry of Communications, Dak Bhavan, Parliament Street,
New Delhi-110001 in a prescribed application form available
from WPC Wing within one month from the date of signing of this agreement. 12.2 The Licensee shall
obtain clearances/approvals, as may be
prescribed or required, from the Wireless Planning Coordination
Wing or from the Department of Space. 12.3
The Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) Wing of the
Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communication shall issue
SACFA clearance to the Licensee as soon as possible
after receiving the application the same and shall grant the final
Wireless Operational License, after signing of this agreement,
subject to fulfilment of the necessary terms and conditions
including installation of equipment etc. as may be required by WPC. 12.4
The Wireless and Planning Coordination Wing shall have the
right to inspect, from time to time, the installation with a view
to ensuring conformity with the WPCs license 12.5
The Licensee shall not cause harmful interference to other
authorised users of radio spectrum.
WPC Wing will have the sole discretion to take practicable
and necessary steps for elimination of harmful interference, if any,
to other licensed users. 12.6
The Licensee shall
furnish to the WPC Wing the full technical
and operational details of TV channels and other channels proposed
to be uplinked through his/her Hub/Teleport in the prescribed format. ARTICLE-13 COMMISSIONING OF DTH
PLATFORM 13.1
The Licensee shall establish and complete the installation
of the uplink earth station in India including the monitoring facility
etc. and commission the DTH Platform
within twelve months from the date of
issue of the SACFA clearance
by the WPC after obtaining wireless operational license
and would submit a report to the Licensor in this regard. ARTICLE-14
REQUIREMENT TO FURNISH INFORMATION TO THE LICENSOR 14.1 The Licensee shall furnish to the Licensor, such information at periodic intervals or at such
times as the Licensor may require, including, but, not limited to,
documents, reports, accounts, estimates, returns or other information such as change in Chief Executive,
Board of Directors, equity holding pattern etc. ARTICLE-15TERMINATION
OF LICENSE
15.1 Notwithstanding any other recourse under the terms and conditions of the license or any other law, the Licensor shall have the power, after recording the reasons in writing, to revoke/suspend the license in the event of breach of any terms and conditions of the license. However, before taking such action the licensing authority will give the Licensee an opportunity of being heard. The decision of the licensing authority shall be final. 1 15.2 The Licensor may, at any time, terminate the License without compensation to the Licensee in case Licensee becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent or applies for being adjudicated as insolvent/ bankrupt, provided such termination shall not prejudice or affect any right of action which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to the Licensor. ARTICLE-16
FORCE MAJEURE 16.1
If at any time, during the continuance of this License, the
performance of any obligation either in whole or in part by any party
is prevented or delayed, by reason of war, hostility, acts of enemy,
civil commotion, sabotage, fire, flood, act of state or centre, explosion, epidemic, quarantine restriction, strikes materially
affecting the performance of any obligations of affected party, or
act of God (all or any of these hereinafter
referred to as Force Majeure
Event), neither party shall, by reason of such Force Majeure
Event be entitled
to terminate this License, nor shall either party have any claim for
damages against the other, in respect of such non-performance or delay
in performance provided notice of happenings of any such Force Majeure
Event is given by either party to the other, within 21 days from the
date of occurrence thereof.
ARTICLE-17DISPUTES
WITH OTHER PARTIES 17.1 In the event of any dispute
of the Licensee with any party other than Licensor due to any reason
whatsoever, the dispute will be sorted out among themselves and Licensor
will have no liability in any manner. The Licensee undertakes to indemnify Licensor
in respect of any action against Licensor for acts of commission or
omission on the part of the Licensee , its agents and servants. ARTICLE-18
DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND JURISDICTION 18.1
In the event of any question, dispute or difference arising
under this License, or in connection thereof,
except as to the matter, the decision of which is specifically provided
under this License, the same shall be referred to the sole arbitration
of the Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Government of India
or his nominee. 18.2
There will be no objection to any such appointment on the ground
that the Arbitrator is a Government servant.
The award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the
parties. In the event of such Arbitrator, to whom the matter is originally
referred to, being transferred or vacating his office, or being unable
to act for any reason whatsoever, Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs
shall appoint another person to act as Arbitrator. 18.3 The
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the rules made thereunder
and any modification thereof, for the time being in force, shall be
deemed to apply to the arbitration proceedings as above. The venue of arbitration shall be
New Delhi or such other place as the Arbitrator may decide.
The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English language. 18.4
Upon any and every reference as aforesaid, the assessment of
costs, interest and incidental expenses in the proceedings for the
award shall be at the discretion of the Arbitrator. 18.5
The Courts at New Delhi shall have the jurisdiction over all
disputes. ARTICLE - 19CONFIDENTIALITY
19.1
The Licensee shall keep all the secret and security related
information exchanged between the Licensor and itself as confidential
and shall not disclose such information to any third party or to the
media.
ARTICLE-20PENALTY 20.1 For violation of license conditions,
in addition to any other action which may include revocation of license,
a penalty upto Rs.50 crores can be imposed by the Licensor on the
Licensee. However, before
taking such action the licensing authority will give the Licensee
an opportunity of being heard.
The decision of the licensing authority shall be final.
ARTICLE-21MISCELLANEOUS 21.1 Notwithstanding
any clause anywhere else in the License, the License will be subject
to the condition that as and when any regulatory authority to regulate
and monitor the Broadcast Services in the country is constituted,
the Licensees will have to adhere to the norms, rules and regulations
prescribed by such authority. 21.2 This license is subject
to requirements and provisions of any law which may be enacted in
future for regulating and guiding broadcasting in India. 21.3
The Licensee shall obtain the
necessary environmental clearances, wherever required.
The Licensee shall
also comply with Copyright Act, the Electricity Act, Factories Act
and other relevant laws
of the land. In case
of non-compliance of any of the aforesaid
requirement, the Licensor shall have the right to revoke the License
of the Licensee. *******
PROFORMA FOR BANK GUARANTEE
(FORM
C) Bank Guarantee for Direct-to-Home (DTH) Broadcasting
Service at ________
.. To: The President of India Acting through ____________ Shastri Bhavan New Delhi - 110 001 In consideration of the President of India acting through
_________ ______________________
(the Licensor) having agreed to grant a License to
_____________________
*[Name and address of Licensee] (hereinafter called the
Licensee ) to establish, maintain and operate DTH Broadcasting
Service at ______________________ on the terms and conditions of the
License agreement to be executed between the Licensor and the Licensee.
_________________, (here
in after called the License Agreement) wherein it has
been stipulated that the Licensee shall furnish to the Licensor with
a Bank Guarantee from a scheduled Bank for the sum specified therein
as security for the due observance and performance of the terms and
conditions of the said License.
WHEREAS we ______________ Bank, (indicate the name,
address and other particulars of the Bank) which expression shall,
unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, include all its
successors, administrators and executors, a body corporate constituted
under the Banking Companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertaking)
Act, 1970 (hereinafter referred to as the Bank) having
its Head Office at ____________________ and a branch office amongst
other places at _______________________ hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantee to the Licensor that the Licensee
which expression shall, unless repugnant to the context or
meaning thereof, include all its successors, administrators,
executors and assignees shall render all the necessary services in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the License and which
may be required for and in connection with the said License and performance
thereof to the satisfaction of the Licensor. NOW THEREFORE we hereby affirm that we are the Guarantor
and responsible to you, on behalf of the Licensee up to a total Rs.
40 crore (Rupees
Forty crores only) (Amount of Guarantee) payable, and
we undertake to pay you immediately, upon your first written demand
and without cavil, demur, argument, reservations, recourse, contest
or protest any sum or sums within the limits of Rs. 40
crore (Rupees Forty crores only) (Amount
of Guarantee) as aforesaid without your needing to prove
or to show grounds or reasons for your demand for the sum specified
therein and /or without any reference to the licensee. Further, any
such demand made by the Licensor on the bank shall be conclusive and
binding notwithstanding any difference between the Licensor and the
licensee or any dispute pending before any court arbitrator or any
other matter whatsoever. This guarantee shall not be determined/discharged/affected
by the liquidation, winding up, dissolution or insolvency of the licensee
and will remain valid, binding and operative against the Bank. We, the Bank, do hereby agree that the decision of
the of the Licensor as to whether the Licensee has failed to or neglected
to perform or discharge his duties and obligations as aforesaid and/or
whether the service is free from deficiencies and defects and is in
accordance with or not of the terms and conditions of the said License
and as to the amount payable to the Licensor by the Bank hereunder,
shall be final and binding on the Bank. We hereby waive the necessity of your demanding the
said debt from the Licensee before presenting us with the demand and
guarantee that we are the primary oblige and not just the surety of
the Licensee and Licensor shall be entitled to enforce this guarantee
against the Bank as a principal debtor, in the first instance, without
proceeding against the licensee. We further agree that no change or addition to or other
modification of the terms of the License or of the works to be performed
thereunder or of any of the License documents shall in any way release
us from any liability under this guarantee, and we hereby waive notice
of any such change, addition or modification. Etc. We __________________ Bank, do hereby declare and agree
that: (a) The Guarantee herein
contained shall remain in full force and effect till the expiry of
the license period of Ten years. It shall also continue to be enforceable
till all the dues of the Licensor under and by virtue of the said
License have been fully paid and its claims satisfied or discharge
or till Licensor informs that all the terms and conditions of the
said License have been fully and properly carried out by the said
Licensee and accordingly discharged this guarantee. (b) The Licensor shall have the fullest liberty without our consent
and without discharging in any manner our obligations hereunder to
vary any of the terms and conditions of the said License or to extend
time of performance of any obligations by the said Licensee from time
to time or to postpone for any time or from time to time any of the
powers exercisable by the Licensor against the said Licensee
and to forbear or to enforce any of the terms and conditions
relating to the said License and we shall not be relieved from our
liability by reason of any variation or extension being granted to
the said Licensee or
forbearance act or omission on the part of the Licensor or any indulgence
by the Licensor to the said Licensee
or to give such matter or thing whatsoever which under the
law relating to sureties would but for this provision, have effect
of so relieving us. (c) Any claim which we have against the Licensee shall be subject and subordinate to the prior payment and performance in full of all the obligations of us hereunder and we will not without prior written consent of the Licensor exercise any legal right or remedy of any kind in respect of any such payment or performance so long as the obligations of us hereunder remains owing and outstanding. (d) This guarantee shall
be irrevocable and the obligations of us herein shall not be conditional
of any prior notice by us or by the Licensee. We further agree that
this guarantee shall not be affected by any change in our constitution,
the constitution of the licensee or that of the Licensor. (e) The Bank will not revoke
the guarantee during the currency except with the previous consent
of the Licensor. The bank under its constitution power gives this guarantee
and Sh. ________, who has signed on behalf of the bank is duly authorised
to execute this guarantee. This guarantee shall not be discharged or affected
due to any change in the name, constitution or address of the bank
or the Licensee. This guarantee shall be valid for a period of ten years
from this date and until 28 days after the date of issue of the Defect
Liability Certificate by the _________________. SIGNATURE
AND SEAL OF THE GUARANTOR _________________________ NAME
OF BANK__________________________________________________ ADDRESS____________________________________________________ DATE__________________________________________________ In the presence of: 1.
______________________________________________________ (Name and Occupation) 2.
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