Umesh Chaudhary v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 5222/2026, Umesh Chaudhary v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors., decided 24 April 2026 by the High Court of Delhi (Prathiba M. Singh, J., author; Madhu Jain, J.). Keywords: street vending; Certificate of Vending (CoV); provisional CoV; 'Food/Snack with gas cylinder/fire'; MCD seizure of cart and goods; Health Inspector; Sarai Kale Khan; Ring Road; traffic congestion; disabled vendor; 50% locomotor disability; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Condition No.11 of CoV waived; small/medium gas cylinder; dustbin and hygiene; no subletting or third-party interest; no construction; Assistant Commissioner MCD Central Zone Ward S-56; DHO; return of seized cart and items; related matters Mohd Badruddin W.P.(C) 19391/2025, Rajendra Singh W.P.(C) 15082/2025, Rihana W.P.(C) 1609/2026.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: Petitioner permitted to operate his vend at the vending site subject to conditions (only small/medium gas cylinder; restriction to allotted space without encroachment on pedestrian areas; cleanliness and dustbin; Condition No.11 of the CoV not to apply, other CoV conditions to be complied with; bar on third-party interest/subletting; no construction). Assistant Commissioner, MCD, Central Zone, Ward-S-56 to identify an appropriate/alternate vending space (liberty to consult the DHO). Petitioner to appear on 27th April, 2026 at 11:30 am for a hearing and to request return of the seized cart and items. Liberty reserved to approach the Court by application if the needful is not done.