Counsel

Since you are a sole proprietor, looking at starting a business in Food industry, you need to take following registrations.

Trade License: This license is issued by local municipal government authority of your city. For Eg., in Bengaluru, BBMP issues Trade license. This depends on your location. Anywhere between 5-20 working days is an average timeline

Food License: This license is to be taken by all the establishments that manufacture food. This is issued by Food Safety and Security Authority of India (FSSAI). On an average, it takes around 5-10 working days to obtain this license.

GST Registration: You will have to take this registration compulsorily if you cross a revenue of INR 20 Lac in a financial year. Otherwise, this registration is optional. This registration usually takes 3-5 working days

ESI Registration: This registration is obtained from ESI department if you have more than 10 employees and any of them is drawing a gross salary of less than Rs.15,000 per month. The registration can be obtained in about 6-12 working days

PF Registration: This registration is obtained from PF department if you have more than 20 employees. You can take this registration voluntarily if you have at least 6 employees and all the employees give consent to obtain the benefit of EPF. This registration usually takes 5-7 working days.

PT Registration: This registration would be required if you have any employees drawing a monthly salary of more than Rs.15,000. Depending on your location, this registration may take around 2-5 working days.

If you are selling goods in the state in which you have registered address only, then you don't need to go for GST registration until you reach a revenue of INR 20 Lac in a financial year. However, if you want to sell your goods in other states then, you need to take GST registration irrespective of your revenue. 

The easiest type of company to be incorporated is Proprietorship. This requires no separate registration. However, if you want to open a current account in the name of your trade, you will have to take at least one registration like GST Registration, PT enrollment etc.

Yes. You can take the input tax credit on any bill which has been raised on or after April 1 till March 31 of that financial year. There is no penalty for not claiming the ITC and the portal allows you to take it even if you have failed the returns for the month in which the invoice was raised

There are some confusions in your explanation. So, in short, any action taken by the aggregator with the consent of the outlet is completely legal. However, if the actions are taken without the consent of the outlet, then the legality of such actions depends on the Agreement you have entered with them. If there are any deviations from the clauses in the agreement, you can send a legal notice and file a civil case against them.

If you think the aggregator is deviating from the agreement with a malicious intention of cheating you, you can also consider filing a criminal case and file an FIR against them in your nearest police station. For this, the police, should find a prima facie case against the aggregator.