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Mohd Alam v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors.

Delhi HC16 Apr 2026W.P.(C)/5056/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Street vendor; provisional Certificate of Vending (CoV); URI No. 9623753; mobile vendor condition; 30-minute vending limit; TVC (Town Vending Committee); vending site harassment; Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD); Delhi Police; Old Lajpat Rai Market; City-SP Zone; Ward-84-N; Article 226 Constitution of India; W.P.(C) 5056/2026; Delhi High Court; conditions on street vending; no disturbance guarantee; petition disposed.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner permitted to vend from the vending site subject to five conditions (operation as depicted; confinement to space without pedestrian obstruction; mobile-vendor-only mode; cleanliness/hygiene with dustbin; no construction), with an assurance of no disturbance so long as conditions are adhered to; all pending applications, if any, also disposed of. ¶10

Mohd Alam Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors. — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Petitioner, a street vendor holding a provisional Certificate of Vending, may be allowed to peacefully vend from his vending site in front of Old Lajpat Rai Market, City-SP Zone, Ward-84-N, New Delhi, given alleged harassment by MCD officials and Delhi Police. +1 more

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Court's answer

The Court permitted the Petitioner to vend from the vending site subject to conditions: (i) operate the vend as depicted in the photograph placed before the Court; (ii) restrict himself to a particular space and not extend/encroach upon pedestrian areas or obstruct pedestrian movement; (iii) operate as a mobile vendor only; (iv) maintain cleanliness and hygiene around the vend and ensure presence of a dustbin near the vend; (v) erect no permanent or temporary construction.

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Ratio / Principle

Subject to adherence to the stated conditions, the Petitioner shall not be disturbed from vending at the vending site.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Street vendor writ petition (Art. 226): Mohd Alam, holder of a provisional Certificate of Vending (URI No. 9623753, category 'Others', City-SP Zone, Ward-84-N) issued with a mobile-vendor condition (30-minute limit per TVC prescription), complained of harassment by MCD officials and Delhi Police preventing him from peacefully vending in front of Old Lajpat Rai Market. The High Court (Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain, JJ.) permitted him to vend from the site subject to conditions — operation as depicted in the photograph placed before the Court; confinement to a particular space without encroaching on pedestrian areas or obstructing pedestrians; operation as a mobile vendor only; maintenance of cleanliness and hygiene with a dustbin near the vend; and erection of no permanent or temporary construction — and directed that, subject to adherence to these conditions, he shall not be disturbed from vending at the site. Petition disposed of in these terms along with pending applications, if any.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 16^th April, 2026 Uploaded on: 20^th April, 2026

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- W.P.(C) 5056/2026

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MOHD ALAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya, Mr. Anjani Kr. Mishra, Vipin Kr., Mr. Kailash Kr Jha, Ms. Pralika Chakraborty, Mr. Fareeduddin, Ms. Srejal Mishra, Advs.

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Versus

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MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shilpa Ohri, Adv. for MCD Mr. Siddhartha Nagpal, SPC, UOI with SI Ramesh Chand, PS Kotwali Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Panel Counsel (Civil ) GNCTD, Mr. Siddharth Arora, Advocates for R-3.

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CORAM:

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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 by the Petitioner- Mr. Mohd. Alam under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking directions to the Respondents to allow the Petitioner to peacefully vend from the vending site on the footpath/open space in front of the Old Lajpat Rai Market, City-SP Zone, Ward-84-N, New Delhi.

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Da te:2 0.04.2026 15:17:06

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The case of the Petitioner is that he is a street vendor, who has been running a vend and selling cold drinks, water bottles and other items from the vending site.

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The photograph of the vending site of the Petitioner is set out below:

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The grievance of the Petitioner is that he is being harassed by the concerned officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘MCD’) and Delhi Police, who are not allowing him to peacefully vend from the vending site.

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Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Da te:2 0.04.2026 15:17:06

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The Petitioner has been issued a provisional Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, ‘CoV’) bearing URI No. 9623753 under the category of ‘ Others’ for City-SP Zone, Ward-84-N.

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One of the conditions in the CoV is that he has to be a mobile vendor. The said condition reads as under:

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“11. Mobile vendors shall not stay or vend more than 30 minutes or time prescribed .by the TVC at place in a vending/squatting zone.”

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Considering the provision CoV issued to the Petitioner, he is permitted to vend from the vending site, subject to the following conditions:

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(i) The Petitioner shall be permitted to operate his vend in the manner, as is depicted in the photograph placed before the Court and is extracted above;

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(ii) While vending, the Petitioner shall restrict himself to a particular space, where he is operating from, and shall not extend/encroach to the pedestrian areas or cause obstruction in movement of pedestrians;

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(iii) The Petitioner shall operate as a mobile vendor only;

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(iv) The Petitioner shall maintain cleanliness and hygiene around the vend which he is working from and shall ensure the presence of a dustbin near the vend;

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(v) No permanent or temporary construction shall also be erected by the Petitioner.

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Subject to adhering to the above stated conditions, the Petitioner shall not be disturbed from vending at the vending site.

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Da te:2 0.04.2026 15:17:06

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

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PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUDGE

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MADHU JAIN JUDGE

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APRIL 16, 2026 Rahul/sm

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Da te:2 0.04.2026 15:17:06

Mohd Alam v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors.

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