Rani Devi and Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Street vending; vending scheme; provisional vending certificate; survey of vendors; non-vending zone; Kalkaji Mandir/Kalkaji Temple; resettlement of displaced vendors; Municipal Corporation of Delhi; DDA; GNCTD; LAC; interim permission to vend; no vested right; W.P.(C) 6242/2024; Delhi High Court; writ petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: petitioners permitted to vend as an interim measure in accordance with the vending scheme in permitted areas, excluding in and around Kalkaji Mandir and non-vending zones; respondents to communicate permissible vending areas to petitioners (except petitioner no. 7) who hold provisional vending certificates; no vested right created. Respondent's counsel submitted that petitioner no. 7's claim (relying on an earlier receipt/challan) shall be independently considered and the decision communicated within eight weeks.