Meag Singh v. Delhi Cantonment Board and Ors.

Delhi HC15 Jan 2026W.P.(C)/157/2026

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What is this about?

Street vending; Town Vending Committee; survey already concluded; non-participation in survey; liberty to participate in next survey; production of relevant documents; challans by Delhi Cantonment Board; vending site near Brar Square Ring Road / Metro Station Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Cantonment; vending since 2017; Article 226 Constitution of India; writ petition; CM applications for interim relief and exemption; GNCTD; MCD; disposal of writ petitions.

What did the court decide?

Petitions disposed of with liberty to the Petitioners to participate in the next survey, whenever conducted, if permissible in accordance with law; Town Vending Committee to decide consideration and participation upon production of relevant documents; all pending applications also disposed of. ¶¶24

Meag Singh Vs Delhi Cantonment Board and Ors. — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Petitioners, street vendors who did not participate in the already-concluded Town Vending Committee survey, are entitled to a writ directing the Respondents to conduct a survey and to allow them to peacefully vend at their vending sites.

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Court's answer

Since the survey has already been concluded and the Petitioners did not participate therein, the Petitioners shall be at liberty to participate in the next survey, whenever conducted, if permissible, in accordance with law.

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Ratio / Principle

Consideration and participation in the survey shall be decided by the Town Vending Committee upon production of relevant documents by the Petitioners, and a decision shall be taken.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Prathiba M. Singh & Madhu Jain, JJ.), order dated 15.01.2026 in W.P.(C) 73/2026 (Ram Kishan) and W.P.(C) 157/2026 (Meag Singh) v. Delhi Cantonment Board and Ors., filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Street vendors claiming to have vended since 2017 near Brar Square Ring Road / Metro Station Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Cantonment, repeatedly challaned by the Delhi Cantonment Board (earliest challans 19.02.2020 and 26.03.2025), sought a direction to conduct a survey and to allow peaceful vending. The Town Vending Committee survey stood concluded and the Petitioners had not participated therein; the TVC meeting was fixed for the day of hearing. Held: the Petitioners are at liberty to participate in the next survey, whenever conducted, if permissible in accordance with law; consideration and participation in the survey shall be decided by the Town Vending Committee upon production of relevant documents. Petitions and all pending applications disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 73/2026 & CM APPL. 332/2026, CM APPL. 333/2026 RAM KISHAN .....Petitioner

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Through: versus DELHI CANTONMENT BO	Mr. Kamlesh Kr Mishra, Mr. Swagata Gupta, Ms. Renu, Advs. ARD AND ORS .....Respondents
Through:	Mr. Tarveen Singh Nanda, Mr. Ankur
	Mishra, Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Mr. Nitish Dham, Mr. Gaurav Aggarwal, Advocates for the Respondent Delhi Cantonment Board.
	Mr. Mayank Sharma, Senior Panel Counsel along with and Ms. Rita Deb (GP) for Respondent no. 3 and 4 Ms Vaishali Gupta, Panel Counsel GNCTD and Ms Ishita Gupta, Adv. for R-5.
AND	Ms. Beenashaw N. Soni, Standing Counsel, MCD Mr. Gaurav
+ W.P.(C) 157/2026 & MEAG SINGH	CM APPL. 816/2026 .....Petitioner
Through: versus DELHI CANTONMENT BO	Mr. Kamlesh Kr Mishra, Mr. Swagata Gupta, Ms. Renu, Advs ARD AND ORS. .....Respondents
Through:	Mr. Tarveen Singh Nanda, Mr. Ankur
	Mishra, Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Mr. Nitish Dham, Mr. Gaurav Aggarwal, Advocates for the Respondent Delhi Cantonment Board
	Mr. Madhav Krishna Dubey, SPC
	Ms Vaishali Gupta, Panel Counsel

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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 19/01/2026 at 13:05:55

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GNCTD and Ms Ishita Gupta, Adv. for R-5.

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CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 15.01.2026

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This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CM APPL. 333/2026 (for exemption) in W.P.(C) 73/2026

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 73/2026 & CM APPL. 332/2026 (for interim relief)

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W.P.(C) 157/2026 & CM APPL. 816/2026 (for interim relief)

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The present petitions have been filed by the Petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia , seeking issuance of an appropriate writ petition directing the Respondents to conduct a survey and to allow the Petitioners to peacefully vend at their vending sites.

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The vending site of the Petitioner -Ram Kishan in W.P.(C) 73/2026 is stated to be near the Brar Square Ring Road, Pillar No. 4-5, Metro Station Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Cantonment, Nangal Raya, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi-110021.

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The vending site of the Petitioner -Meag Singh in W.P.(C) 157/2026 is stated to be near the Brar Square Ring Road, Pillar No. 1, Metro Station Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Cantonment, Nangal Raya, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi-110021.

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The two Petitioners claim to be vendors, who have been vending since 2017 at their respective vending sites.

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The Petitioners have been issued various challans by the Delhi

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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 19/01/2026 at 13:05:55

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Cantonment Board at the vending site. The earliest challan in respect of Petitioners, which is placed on record in W.P.(C) 73/2026 is 19^th February, 2020 and in W.P.(C) 157/2026 is dated 26^th March, 2025.

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Mr. Mishra, ld. Counsel for the Petitioners fairly concedes that these vendors have not participated in the survey which has already been done by the Town Vending Committee.

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Ld. Counsel for the Delhi Cantonment Board submits that the Town Vending Committee’s meeting is in fact today.

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In this view of the matter, since the survey has already been concluded and the Petitioners did not participate therein, the Petitioners shall be at liberty to participate in the next survey, whenever conducted, if permissible, in accordance with law.

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The consideration and participation in the survey shall be decided by the Town Vending Committee upon production of relevant documents by the Petitioners, and a decision shall be taken.

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The petition is disposed of in these terms. All pending applications, if any, are also disposed of.

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PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J

MADHU JAIN, J

JANUARY 15, 2026

Rahul/sm

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 19/01/2026 at 13:05:55

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