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Imran Ali v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors.

Delhi HC25 Aug 2025W.P.(C)/8318/2025

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Street vendor; Certificate of Vending (COV); vending site pavement Ratiya Marg Sangam Vihar Central Zone Ward-S-85; Municipal Corporation of Delhi; GNCTD; UOI; harassment by public officials; SHO PS Sangam Vihar; forcible removal; vendor-type nomenclature 'Others' to 'Stationary Street vendor'; terms on back of COV inapplicable; petition disposed with liberty to vend per COV conditions; pending applications infructuous; W.P.(C) 8318/2025; Delhi High Court; decision dated 25.08.2025; Imran Ali v. MCD and Ors.

What did the court decide?

Directions permitting the petitioner to vend as per the conditions of the COV; pending applications, if any, rendered infructuous. ¶22

Imran Ali Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 8318/2025

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IMRAN ALI .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Aditya, Mr. Anjani Kumar Mishra, Mr. Kailash K Jha, Mr. Vipin Kumar, Ms. Aragya Dubey & Ms. Pratika Chakroborty, Advocates

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versus

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MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS

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.....Respondents Through: Ms. Puja S. Kalra, Standing Counsel for MCD (thru VC) Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for GNCTD Mr. Soumava Kamakar, Sr. Panel Counsel with Ms. Jyoti Bajaj, Adv. for R-5/UOI

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR

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O R D E R 25.08.2025

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This petition seeks the following prayer:

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“ I. Pass an order directing the respondents to allow the petitioner street vendor to peacefully vend at his vending site i.e., On the pavement, Ratiya Marg, Sangam Vihar, Central Zone, Ward-S-85, New Delhi without any let or hindrance being caused by any public official.

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II. Pass an order directing the respondents, their officials, their agents etc. be restrained from harassing the petitioner from peacefully vending at his vending site.

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III. Pass an order directing the SHO, PS Sangam Vihar to ensure that the petitioner street vendor shall not be

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/08/2025 at 11:54:58

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forcefully removed from his vending site. IV. Pass an order directing the respondent to correct the nomenclature in the column for type of vendor from Others to Stationary Street vendor as detailed in the vending certificate issued to the petitioner. V. Pass an order for quashing and setting aside the terms of certificate of vending printed at the back side of the vending certificate to the extent which is not applicable to a stationery street vendor. ”

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Petitioner claims to have a Certificate of Vending (‘ COV ’) which is appended with the petition.

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Counsel for respondent, who appears on advance notice, submits that petitioner can vend only in accordance with the conditions contained in the COV, which shall continue to apply.

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Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with directions to permit the petitioner to vend as per the conditions of the COV.

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Petition stands disposed of. Pending applications, if any, are rendered infructuous.

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Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.

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ANISH DAYAL, J

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VINOD KUMAR, J

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AUGUST 25, 2025/sm/zb

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/08/2025 at 11:54:58

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