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Narender Yadav v. Delhi Cantonment Board and Ors.

Street vendor – Certificate of Vending – Town Vending Committee

Delhi HC18 Mar 2026W.P.(C)/18926/2025

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What is this about?

Certificate of Vending; street vendor; Town Vending Committee (TVC); Delhi Cantonment Board; Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD); challans prior to 27.10.2023; initial and partial survey; Naraina; Dhaula Kuan; Ring Road Metro Pillar No-68; representations dated 13.05.2025 and 08.12.2025; TVC minutes dated 15.01.2026; three challans criterion; holding capacity; Revenue Superintendent; temporary vending certificate; Danveer Yadav W.P.(C) 2667/2026 order dated 25.02.2026; examination within one month.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the TVC/Delhi Cantonment Board to examine the Petitioner's case (considering the order dated 25.02.2026 in Danveer Yadav, W.P.(C) 2667/2026) and communicate the decision to him within one month. ¶57

Narender Yadav Vs Delhi Cantonment Board and Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Respondents/the TVC-Delhi Cantonment Board should examine the Petitioner's case for grant of a Certificate of Vending in view of his representations and his pre-survey challans, in terms of the TVC minutes dated 15th January, 2026.

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Court's answer

Considering the order dated 25th February, 2026 passed in Danveer Yadav (supra), the Court directed that the Petitioner's case be also examined by the TVC/Delhi Cantonment Board and the decision be communicated within a period of one month.

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Ratio / Principle

The petition was disposed of in those terms, and pending applications, if any, were also disposed of.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Street vendor - Certificate of Vending - Town Vending Committee - Petitioner, claiming to vend in the open space beyond the footpath near Ring Road, Metro Pillar No-68, Naraina, Dhaula Kuan (Delhi Cantt.), was left out of the initial and partial survey conducted by the Delhi Cantonment Board, and sought consideration of his representations dated 13th May, 2025 and 8th December, 2025 for grant of a Certificate of Vending; he relied on challans issued by MCD/Delhi Cantonment Board prior to 2023 (including challans dated 27th August, 2021, 2nd August, 2021, 31st August, 2021, 22nd September, 2023 and 8th October, 2025). Acting on the Court's order dated 25th February, 2026 in W.P.(C) 2667/2026 (Danveer Yadav vs. Delhi Cantonment Board) and the TVC minutes dated 15th January, 2026 (under which vendors producing at least three challans issued before commencement of the survey on 27.10.2023 were to be considered for inclusion subject to holding capacity fixed by the TVC), the Court directed the TVC/Delhi Cantonment Board to examine the Petitioner's case and communicate the decision within one month. Petition disposed of; pending applications disposed of. Coram: Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain, JJ. (judgment authored by Prathiba M. Singh, J., Oral).

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Date of decision: 18^th March, 2026 Uploaded on: 23^rd March, 2026

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- W.P.(C) 18926/2025 & CM APPL. 78789/2025

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NARENDER YADAV .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, Mr. Sawagata, Mr. Akhil Rexwal, Ms. Anisha, Advs.

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versus

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DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tarveen Singh Nanda, SC with Mr. Gaurav Aggarwal, Adv. for R1 Ms. Vidhi Gupta SPC with Mr. Abhay Verma, Mr. Rishabh, Advs. SI Jasbir Malik

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Ms. Namrata Mukim, SC for MCD with Ms. Niharika Singh and Ms. Sakshi Saxena, Advs.

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Ms. Vaishali Gupta and Ms. Rashi Aggarwal, Advs. for R5 Insp. Satbir Singh and SI Jasbir Malik. P.S. Delhi Cantt.

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CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN

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Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

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This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

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The present petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking directions to the Respondents to consider granting of Certificate of Vending in terms of his representations dated 13th May, 2025 and 8th December, 2025.

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The Petitioner claims to have been a street vendor vending in the open

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Signature Not Verified

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Signed By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Da te:2 3.03.2026 20:31:34

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W.P.(C) 18926/2025

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space beyond the footpath, near Ring Road, Metro Pillar No-68, Naraina, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Cantt-110010.

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In support of the fact that the Petitioner has been vending at the above site, the Petitioner has relied upon various challans issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as also the Delhi Cantonment Board prior to 2023. The Petitioner was aggrieved by the fact that the Petitioner was left out from the initial and partial survey conducted by the Delhi Cantonment Board.

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Accordingly, the Petitioner had submitted representations to the Delhi Cantonment Board dated 13th May, 2025 and 8th December, 2025, seeking issuance of the Certificate of Vending.

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It is submitted by ld. Counsel for the Petitioner that he has placed few of the challans issued in 2021 on record. However, the remaining challans are not in the Petitioner’s possession since the same have been submitted to the authorities along with the said representations. 7. It is further submitted that the Petitioner, in the absence of the Certificate of Vending, has not been permitted to vend at the site mentioned above.

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Further, the ld. Counsel for the Petitioner relies on the decision of this Court in W.P.(C) 2667/2026 titled Danveer Yadav vs. Delhi Cantonment Board, wherein vide order dated 25th February, 2026 in respect of similar facts the Court had recorded as under:

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“3. The Petitioner claims to be a street vendor in Delhi Cantonment Board and prays that his case be considered in terms of the minutes of meeting of the Town Vending Committee dated 15th January, 2026.

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4. The case of the Petitioner is that he has three challans to show that he has been vending in the said area. The

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Signature Not Verified

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Signed By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Da te:2 3.03.2026 20:31:34

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W.P.(C) 18926/2025

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Petitioner has also made a representation to the Delhi Cantonment Board that he be issued a Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, ‘COV’).

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5. Mr. Mishra, ld. Counsel for the Petitioner relies upon the minutes of meeting dated 15th January, 2026 of the Town Vending Committee wherein it was decided that if any vendor is able to produce three challans issued by the Delhi Cantonment Board prior to commencement of survey i.e., 27th October, 2023, then such cases shall be considered by the Town Vending Committee.

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6. Mr. Nanda, ld. Counsel for Respondent No. 1-Delhi Cantonment Board also confirms the above decision taken in the said meeting.

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7. The Court has considered the matter, including the photographs placed on record. The case of the Petitioner is that he has three challans prior to 27th October, 2023. The relevant portion of the Minutes of meeting dated 15th January 2026 read as under:

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“The TVC after lengthy deliberation resolved that vendors who are able to produce at least 03 challans. issued by Delhi Cantonment Board, before the date of commencement of survey i.e. 27.10.2023 shall be considered to be included in the list of street vendors subject to the holding capacity finalized by the TVC. The TVC further directed the Revenue Superintendent to examine the representations of the vendors, as brought out on the agenda site, in the light of the criteria fixed today by this TVC and to submit a report in the next meeting of TVC for consideration and decision.”

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8. Accordingly, in terms of the minutes of meeting dated 15th January, 2026, let the case of the Petitioner be examined by the Delhi Cantonment Board and the decision be communicated to the Petitioner within a

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Signature Not Verified

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Signed By:RENUKA NEGI W.P.(C) 18926/2025 Signing Da te:2 3.03.2026 20:31:34

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period of one month from today.

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9. The petition is disposed of in these terms. Pending applications, if any, are also disposed of.”

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Mr. Nanda, ld. Counsel appearing for the Delhi Cantonment Board submits that the minutes of meeting dated 15^th January, 2026 have already protected the Petitioner and similarly situated people. The relevant portion of the same reads as under:-

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“Resolution No. 1 & 2:

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(8) The TVC further resolved that the holder of temporary vending certificate shall not be evicted from the vending site till the finalisation of vending zones and issuance of vending certificate. However, if there is any violation by these vendors then process should be initiated to cancel the temporary vending certificate.

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Resolution No. 3:

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The TVC after lengthy deliberation resolved that vendors who are able to produce at least 03 challans. issued by Delhi Cantonment Board, before the date of commencement of survey i.e. 27.10.2023 shall be considered to be included in the list of street vendors subject to the holding capacity finalized by the TVC. The TVC further directed the Revenue Superintendent to examine the representations of the vendors, as brought out on the agenda site, in the light of the criteria fixed today by this TVC and to submit a report in the next meeting of TVC for consideration and decision.”

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Signature Not Verified

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Signed By:RENUKA NEGI W.P.(C) 18926/2025 Signing Da te:2 3.03.2026 20:31:34

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The Court has considered the matter.

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In the present case, there are some challans which have been filed by the Petitioner that are prior to 2023 and are dated 27^th August, 2021, 2^nd August, 2021, 31^st August, 2021, 22^nd September, 2023, and 8^th October, 2025 etc.

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The case of the Petitioner being that he has not been allowed to vend at the concerned site. The Board has already taken a decision vide Minutes of Meeting dated 15^th January 2026 to the effect that those persons who have challans prior to 27^th October 2023 shall not be disturbed and that their cases shall be verified and a decision shall be taken.

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Considering the order dated 25^th February, 2026 passed in Danveer Yadav (supra), let his case be also examined by the TVC/Delhi Cantonment Board and the decision be communicated within a period of one month.

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