Indra Fish Market Association and Ors. v. Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 9492/2025, decided 03.09.2025, Bench: Nitin Wasudeo Sambre & Anish Dayal, JJ. Indra Fish Market Association & Ors. v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. (GNCTD/PWD; MCD). Demolition of street-vending structures and dispossession of holders of Certificates of Vending under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014; mandamus sought for stay of demolition, regularisation and alternate allotment. Court held: COV confers no absolute right to stationary vending; COVs do not permit the fish-vending activity alleged to cause nuisance and traffic hazards; demolition already effected, hence no indulgence; alternate-site allotment lies within DDA (non-party) — liberty to apply to DDA, representations to be considered per law; petition disposed, applications infructuous.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of; liberty granted to petitioners to approach the DDA regarding allotment of an alternate vending site, with any such representation to be considered in accordance with law; pending applications rendered infructuous.