RAJESH SINGH v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS
W.P.(C)/6113/2025 · 2025-05-08
Prathiba M Singh, Rajneesh Kumar Gupta
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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$~80 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 6113/2025 RAJESH SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya, Mr. Anjani Kr. Mishra, Mr. Vipin Kumar, Ms. Pralika Chapkraborty and Mr. Kailash Kr. Jha, Advocates. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tushar Sannu and Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocates for R/GNCTD. CORAM:
JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA O R D E R % 08.05.2025
1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India inter alia seeking to direct the Respondents to allow the Petitioner to peacefully vend at his vending site and to correct the nomenclature in the column for type of vendor from ‘Fresh Fruits/Vegetables/Perishables’ to ‘Stationary Street vendor’ as detailed in the vending certificate issued to the Petitioner. 3. It is the case of the Petitioner that he is a street vendor who has been selling fruits for several years at a vending site i.e., on the footpath, Opposite S204, 80 Feet Road, Block-M, Greater Kailash-II, Sought Zone, Ward-S-87, New Delhi. The Petitioner was surveyed by the TVC of South Zone, SDMC and issued a Vending Certificate bearing URI No. 2933973. However, it is This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 19:17:17
the Petitioner’s grievance that Officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Police have been constantly harassing/disturbing the Petitioner from vending his wares at the said spot. 4. Mr. Tushar Sannu, ld. Standing Counsel for the Respondent-GNCTD, submits that the Petitioner would not be disturbed so long as he adheres to the conditions to his vending. 5. Under these circumstances, it is directed that the Petitioner shall not be disturbed from vending his wares subject to the condition that he continues to vend in terms of the vending certificate and the terms and conditions attached thereto. 6. In so far as any change of nomenclature from ‘Fresh Fruits/Vegetables/Perishables’ to ‘Stationary Street vendor’ is concerned, the Petitioner is allowed to submit his documents to the Town Vending Committee (hereinafter ‘TVC’), once the same is constituted. Upon such submission, the TVC shall take a decision in accordance with law..
7. The petition is disposed of in these terms. Pending applications, if any, are also disposed of. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA, J MAY 8, 2025 v/Ar. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 19:17:17