SHEKHAR & ORS. v. NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR.
Delhi HC directs NDMC to verify documents of Palika Bazar vendors and add them to survey list
The court directed the petitioners, legal heirs of old tehbazari licence holders, to appear with documents before the Joint Director, TVC on 10 November 2026. After verification, their names are to be added to the survey list and they may vend peacefully, subject to the final TVC-II certificate.
Why it matters: Legal heirs claiming old tehbazari licences can be included in the NDMC vending survey once their documents are verified, and may keep vending meanwhile.
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- Delhi High Court
- Case number
- W.P.(C) - 14999/2026
- Date of judgment
- 29 October 2026
- Petitioner / Appellant
- SHEKHAR & ORS.
- Respondent
- NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR.
- CNR
- DLHC010488202026
- Outcome
- Disposed
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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. DLHC010488202026 + W.P.(C) 14999/2026 and CM APPL. 70374/2026 SHEKHAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Bharat Aggarwal, Mr. Arjun Pandey & Ms. Namrata Sharma, Advs.
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NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sriharsha Peechara Standing Counsel for NDMC Mr. Chetanya Singh ASC, Mr. Soumit Ganguli Ms Ravicha Sharma, Ms. Swati Mr Akash Sharma, 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 instant petition has been filed by four vendors in the Palika Bazar, Connaught Place, New Delhi area, details of which are as under:
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3. The Petitioners are legal heirs of old tehbazari license holders in these areas whose predecessors were given the license. They are presently vending in the above mentioned sites.
4. The prayer of the Petitioners is for inclusion in the survey being conducted by New Delhi Municipal Council (hereinafter ‘ NDMC’) and for decision in the representation which they have given on 21st September, 2026 and 22nd September, 2026 to the NDMC.
5. The Petitioners have placed on record various documents and challans to show that they have been vending in the respective sites for a very long time.
6. The images of the Petitioners’ vends have also been placed on record which are extracted as below:
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7. It is the case of the Petitioners that despite being duly authorised tehbazari license holders, they are not being permitted to participate in the survey being conducted by the NDMC. They further submit that they are entitled to proper certificates of vending.
8. Considering that the Petitioners predecessors claim to be old tehbazari license holders, let the legal heirs appear with all the relevant documents before the Joint Director, TVC on 10 th November, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. They shall produce all the documents to show the manner to establish the rights in the tehbazari.
9. After their documents are verified, the Petitioners’ names shall be added in the survey list. They shall be peacefully allowed to vend subject to the final certificate to be issued by the TVC-II.
10. 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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