Suresh Shah v. MCD and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 8408/2026; Suresh Shah v. MCD and Ors; street vendor; provisional Certificate of Vending; URI No. 5656950; vending site near VIP Gate, Nizamuddin Railway Station; obstruction by MCD and Delhi Police; sale of pan masala, gutka, cigarettes near Mata Sushila Malhotra DAV Primary School; ban on tobacco product sales near primary school; alternate vending site identification by Assistant Commissioner MCD within three days; small gas cylinder permitted; cleanliness and dustbin condition; no subletting or third-party interest in CoV; no construction; Town Vending Committee–II; Section 21, Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014; Article 226, Constitution of India; application of W.P.(C) 3524/2026 Ram Prasad v. MCD (order dated 19.03.2026); Delhi High Court; Prathiba M. Singh, J.; Vikas Mahajan, J.; disposed 01.07.2026.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions permitting the Petitioner to continue vending in terms of his provisional Certificate of Vending, subject to: prohibition on selling pan masala, gutka, cigarettes or other tobacco products outside/near the Mata Sushila Malhotra DAV Primary School; MCD to ensure unobstructed ingress/egress to the school and to identify an appropriate alternate vending space (concerned Assistant Commissioner, MCD, within three days); permission for a small gas cylinder; space restriction without encroachment; maintenance of cleanliness and a dustbin; bar on subletting/third-party interest in the CoV; no construction — all subject to any Town Vending Committee–II plan under S.21, Street Vendors Act, 2014.