Delhi High Court

SMT. SUNITA DEVI v. NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR.

Delhi High Court directs NDMC to include Connaught Place vending site in survey with widow and brother-in-law's names

The Court directed NDMC to include site 134-M, L-Block, Connaught Place in its survey list with the names of the Petitioner and Mr. Vijay Singh. After the survey, a vending certificate is to be granted jointly, subject to TVC-II's decision. The Petitioner is not to be disturbed meanwhile.

Why it matters: The ruling lets the widow of a deceased allottee's son claim a vending site jointly with her brother-in-law, in the NDMC survey, once identity and the claim are not in doubt.

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Court: Delhi High Court
Case number: W.P.(C) - 15237/2026
Date of judgment: 29 October 2026
Petitioner / Appellant: SMT. SUNITA DEVI
Respondent: NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR.
CNR: DLHC010496432026
Outcome: Disposed

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W.P.(C) 15237/2026 Page 1 of 3

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 29th October, 2026 Uploaded on: 31st October, 2026 # CNR No. DLHC010496432026 + W.P.(C) 15237/2026 and CM APPL. 71566/2026, CM APPL.

71567/2026

SMT. SUNITA DEVI .....Petitioner

Through: Ms. Aastha Dhawan & Ms. Vanshika Goswami, Advs.

versus

NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Aditya Bharat Manubarwala Additional Standing Counsel for NDMC, Ms. Akriti Bharat Manubarwala, Ms Shaila Arora Advs.

for NDMC.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH

JUSTICE DINESH BHATT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking inclusion of the Petitioner’s name in the survey for the site 134-M, T/B Site, L-Block, Connaught Place, New Delhi (hereinafter, ‘subject site’).

3. The brief background is that, initially, on 22nd June, 1999, the subject site, admeasuring 4 x 3 feet, was allotted to one Mr. Shambhu Singh for setting up a pan thara for the sale of pan, bidis and cigarettes. Mr. Shambhu Singh is stated to be the father-in-law of the Petitioner.

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4. The fact that Shambu Singh was a recognized tehbazari holder is also noted in the VC Chaturvedi Committee Order No. 103-A dated 22 nd June, 1999.

5. Mr. Shambhu Singh passed away on 27th November, 2011, leaving behind two sons, namely, Mr. Rajinder Singh and Mr. Vijay Singh, both of whom had moved a transfer application before the NDMC, sometime in 2018, seeking transfer of the subject site in their names.

6. Thereafter, Mr. Rajinder Singh also passed away on 6th June, 2024.

The Petitioner herein is the wife of Mr. Rajinder Singh and claims rights in respect of the subject site through him.

7. According to the Petitioner, the other son of Mr. Shambhu Singh, i.e., Mr. Vijay Singh, resides in their native village. Accordingly, the Petitioner seeks that the subject site be included in the list for the survey currently being carried out by the NDMC.

8. Ld. Counsel for the NDMC submits that, the Petitioner being the daughter-in-law of Mr. Shambhu Singh, her name could be substituted in place of her husband, Mr. Rajinder Singh.

9. Heard. The Court has perused the death certificate of Mr. Rajinder Singh which has been placed on record. TheVC Chaturvedi Committee Order No. 103-A dated 22nd June, 1999, mentioning the name of late Mr. Shambhu Singh, has also been perused.

10. It is noted that the transfer application dated 10th October, 2018 bears the names of Mr. Rajinder Singh and Mr. Vijay Singh.

11. Under these circumstances, as there appears to be no doubt regarding the identity and veracity of the Petitioner’s case, the subject site shall be included in the survey list of the NDMC, with the names of the Petitioner and W.P.(C) 15237/2026 Page 3 of 3 her brother-in-law i.e., Mr. Vijay Singh, reflected therein. Ordered accordingly.

12. After completion of the survey by the NDMC, a Certificate of vending shall be granted in the joint name of the Petitioner and Mr. Vijay Singh, subject to the decision of the TVC-II.

13. In the meantime, the Petitioner shall not be disturbed from vending from the subject site.

14. The petition is disposed of in these terms. Pending applications, if any, are also disposed of.

PRATHIBA M. SINGH

JUDGE

DINESH BHATT

JUDGE

OCTOBER 29, 2026

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