Delhi High Court

MOTI LAL AND ANR. v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS.

Court: Delhi High Court
Case number: W.P.(C) - 19215/2025
Date of judgment: 2 November 2026
Petitioner / Appellant: MOTI LAL AND ANR.
Respondent: MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS.
CNR: DLHC011030302025

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 2nd November, 2026 Uploaded on: 4th November, 2026 # CNR No. DLHC011030302025 + W.P.(C) 19215/2025 MOTI LAL AND ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sanjay Baniwal and Mr. Manisha, Advs.

versus

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS.

.....Respondents

Through: Ms. Shilpa Ohri, ASC for MCD.

Ms. Nidhi Banga, Adv. for UOI.

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 Petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking issuance of an appropriate writ directing the Respondents to allow the Petitioners to vend at their designated site i.e., near Eros Cinema, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi - 110014, Central Zone, Ward - S - 58, New Delhi.

3. The Petitioners are street vendors having Certificates of Vending (hereinafter, ‘COV’) bearing URI Nos. 5305985 (Petitioner No.1 - Moti Lal)

and 2574781 (Petitioner No.2 - Ravi Shankar Shukla) under the category of

‘Others’. The Petitioners are vending in the Jangpura Extension area opposite Eros Cinema with a permanent vend and have also made temporary construction over the same which is impermissible.

4. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘MCD’) has filed its status report as per which, the CoVs issued to the Petitioners are interim COVs. The image of the vends of the Petitioners are set out below:

5. A perusal of the above would show that such vends cannot be put up by the Petitioners as it would be contrary to the terms and conditions of the vending which are as under:

“1. Vendor shall not have any other permanent or long- term vending certificate.

2. Vending certificate is non-transferable.

3. It is mandatory for the vendor to follow the vending period and zone as determined by TVC or local body.

4. Vendor shall not give his vending certificate on rent in any way.

5. Vendor shall not have any infectious disease.

6. Vendor shall have to take care of hygiene on vending place/zone and nearby area and also take care of public health.

7. Vendor shall display copy of vending certificate on his place/vending site and will produce original documents to TVC/concerned inspector whenever required.

8. Vendor/Squatter shall insure that no hindrance be caused to pedestrian and vehicular moment.

9. Vendor shall not vend/sell any harmful, dangerous and polluted items. It should also be ensured that the quality of the products sold and services provided to the public conform to the prescribed standards of public health, hygienic conditions and safety.

10. The street vendor shall not do any

unauthorized/illegal activity.

11. Mobile vendors shall not stay or vend more than 30 minutes or time prescribed by the TVC at place in a vending/squatting zone.

12. Vendors will not block footpaths and will not vend on roads. Vendor should take care of space in front of vending stalls/counters on footpath for pedestrians.

13. Vending certificate can be cancelled or suspended on the basis of violations.

14. Vendor shall not build or construct any kind of permanent or temporary structure at vending site.

15. Seller shall adopt health and hygiene conditions as required by local laws and court orders.

16. Vendor have to follow all the conditions mentioned in Delhi Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Scheme, 2019”

6. Accordingly, no relief can be granted to the Petitioners. It is made clear that the Petitioners shall adhere to the terms and conditions of the CoV as extracted above.

7. However, this shall be subject to any plan which the Town Vending Committee–II may be coming up with in terms of Section 21 of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 and no vested rights shall be claimed. This order shall also be subject to the decision taken by the TVC -II in respect of the representation of the Petitioners dated 18th July, 2025 and in respect of the final CoV.

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

PRATHIBA M. SINGH

JUDGE

DINESH BHATT

JUDGE

NOVEMBER 2, 2026

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