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Pappu v. Delhi Cantonment Board and Ors.

Delhi HC18 Mar 2026W.P.(C)/18943/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

W.P.(C) 18943/2025 & CM APPL. 78867/2025; High Court of Delhi; decided 18.03.2026; Justice Prathiba M. Singh (oral) with Justice Madhu Jain; street vendor; Certificate of Vending (COV); Town Vending Committee minutes dated 15.01.2026; criterion of at least three Delhi Cantonment Board challans issued before survey commencement on 27.10.2023; representation dated 08.12.2025; challans dated 28.09.2017, 31.12.2024 and 03.12.2025; Danveer Yadav v. Delhi Cantonment Board, W.P.(C) 2667/2026, order dated 25.02.2026; examination of vendor's case and communication of decision within one month; petition and pending applications disposed of.

What did the court decide?

TVC/Delhi Cantonment Board directed to examine the Petitioner's case and communicate the decision within one month; petition and pending applications disposed of. ¶54

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

What the court decided

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Outcome

TVC/Delhi Cantonment Board directed to examine the Petitioner's case and communicate the decision within one month; petition and pending applications disposed of.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Petitioner's case should be considered for grant of a Certificate of Vending by the Town Vending Committee/Delhi Cantonment Board, given his exclusion from the initial and partial survey and possession of challans predating the survey commencement date of 27.10.2023. +1 more

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Court's answer

Applying the order dated 25th February, 2026 in Danveer Yadav (supra), the Court directed that the Petitioner's case be 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 likewise disposed of.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Short oral disposition in a street-vending matter before the High Court of Delhi (bench: Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain, JJ.). The Petitioner claims to have been vending for over eight years beyond the footpath near Pillar No. 60, Ridge Road, Delhi Cantonment, but was left out of the initial and partial survey of the Delhi Cantonment Board; lacking a Certificate of Vending, he has not been permitted to vend. His representation dated 8th December, 2025 to the Town Vending Committee sought issuance of the COV. On record: one pre-2023 challan dated 28th September, 2017, besides challans dated 31st December, 2024 and 3rd December, 2025. Invoking the TVC minutes dated 15th January, 2026 (under which vendors producing at least three Delhi Cantonment Board challans issued before the survey-commencement date of 27.10.2023 were to be considered, subject to holding capacity fixed by the TVC) and applying this Court's order dated 25th February, 2026 in W.P.(C) 2667/2026, Danveer Yadav v. Delhi Cantonment Board, the Court directed the TVC/Delhi Cantonment Board to examine the Petitioner's case and communicate the decision within one month, disposing of the petition and pending applications.

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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: 24^th March, 2026

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- W.P.(C) 18943/2025 & CM APPL. 78867/2025

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PAPPU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Mishra ,Mr. Sawagata, Mr. Akhil Rexwal and 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. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for GNCTD. Mr. Niraj Kumar, Sr. Central Govt Counsel With Mr. Chaitanya Kumar, Advs. for R3 and R4 Insp. Satbir Singh, 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 representation dated 8th December, 2025.

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The Petitioner claims to be a street vendor vending in the open space, beyond the footpath, near Pillar No. 60, Ridge Road, Near Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, Nangal Raya, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi – 110021 for more than eight years.

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Signature Not Verified

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Signed By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Da te:2 4.03.2026 18:05:41

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W.P.(C) 18943/2025

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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 prior to 2023 by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and/or the Delhi Cantonment Board. 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 a representation to the Town Vending Committee dated 8th December, 2025, seeking issuance of the Certificate of Vending. 6. It is submitted by ld. Counsel for the Petitioner that he has placed few of the challans on record. However, the remaining challans issued prior to 2023 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 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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Signature Not Verified

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Signed By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Da te:2 4.03.2026 18:05:41

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W.P.(C) 18943/2025

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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

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Signature Not Verified

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Signed By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Da te:2 4.03.2026 18:05:41

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W.P.(C) 18943/2025

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Petitioner be examined by the Delhi Cantonment Board and the decision be communicated to the Petitioner within a 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

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Signature Not Verified

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Signed By:RENUKA NEGI W.P.(C) 18943/2025 Signing Da te:2 4.03.2026 18:05:41

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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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The Court has considered the matter.

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In the present case, there is one challan which has been filed by the Petitioner that is prior to 2023 and is dated 28^th September, 2017. In addition, the Petitioner has also placed on record challans dated 31^st December, 2024 and 3^rd December, 2025.

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The case of the Petitioner is that he has not been allowed to vend at the concerned site. The Cantonment 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 27th 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 25th February, 2026 passed in Danveer Yadav (supra), let the case of the Petitioner be also examined by the TVC/Delhi Cantonment Board and the decision be communicated within a period of one month.

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