Street vendor sought mandamus to vend in the Connaught Place no-vending zone and inclusion in the list of 628 eligible vendors. The court held the area is a declared no-vending zone and the delayed petition seeking expansion of an abandoned allotment list could not be entertained, disposing of the petition.
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NEW-DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Additional Standing Counsel for NDMC.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA O R D E R % 23.09.2024
(b) To issue a writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ or direction or order directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to carry on trade from his place of squatting opposite MEDEM TUSSARS Museum ,Regal, Connaught Place New-Delhi -1 till survey carried out by TVC and Site being granted ;
c) To direct the respondent No-1 to include petitioner's name in 628 List according to order dated 08.10.2012 passed in W.P No 5925/2012.”
This is a digitally signed order.
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considered in accordance with law.
VIBHU BAKHRU, J
SACHIN DATTA, J
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 at
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner could be permitted to vend in the declared No-Vending zones of Rajiv Chowk and Indira Chowk.
Whether the petitioner could seek inclusion in the 628-person tehbazari list after a twelve-year delay.
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As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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