Ratan v. Town Vending Committee
Case brief
What is this about?
Street-vending succession: Delhi High Court permits husband of deceased vendor (Smt. Morbai, COV No. V2025601789, water bottle category, Shop No. 96, Gate No. 1, Sarojini Nagar Market) to vend in her place till validity of provisional Certificate of Vending, subject to TVC terms, no expansion of space, and Town Vending Committee-2 decision on final approved-vendors list; petition disposed 07.05.2026; Bench: Prathiba M. Singh & Madhu Jain, JJ.; NDMC standing counsel appeared; no precedent or statute cited.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner permitted to vend at the subject site in place of his deceased wife until the provisional Certificate of Vending is valid, subject to compliance with the COV terms and conditions, no increase in vending space beyond what is permissible, and any decision of Town Vending Committee-2 on the final list of approved vendors; Petitioner not to be disturbed from peacefully vending subject thereto.