Pankaj Kumar Jha v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.
Writ Petition (Civil) – Street vending – Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court; W.P.(C) 4051/2025 & CM APPL. 18777/2025, CM APPL. 23021/2025; Pankaj Kumar Jha v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.; order dated 03.11.2025; coram Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Anish Dayal; vending certificate dated 06.11.2021; street vendor; mobile vendor classification; MCD/Delhi Police/GNCTD restrained from initiating action while vendor complies with certificate; change of vending status to be sought from respondents and considered per law; no interference in extraordinary jurisdiction; petition and pending applications disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with observations: no action to be initiated against the petitioner by the respondents so long as he conducts himself in terms of the Vending Certificate dated 06.11.2021 (violation of its terms will attract action); liberty to approach the respondents for change of his status in the vending certificate, to be considered in accordance with law; pending applications disposed of; order to be uploaded on the Court website.