Chitra v. The Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Disposing a writ petition seeking a vending permit, the Court refused to maintain the petition since the Vending Committee had not been constituted. The petitioner was directed to approach the Committee for the license.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to approach the Vending Committee for obtaining the license; Writ Petition disposed with no costs.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 07.04.2017
CORAM
The HON'BLE MS.INDIRA BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
The HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR
W.P.No.8344 of 2017
Chitra .. Petitioner
vs.
1 The Commissioner,
Corporation of Chennai,
Rippon Buildings,
Chennai-600 003.
2 The Chairperson /
Zonal Executive Engineer Zone IX,
(The Township Vending Committee)
Corporation of Chennai,
Chennai – 600 034. .. Respondents
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the
Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of mandamus
directing the respondents to consider and pass orders on the
petitioner's representation dated 17.03.2017 as per the
provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood
Regulation) Act, 2014 made for granting permission / certificate
of vending and till such time not to disturb the running of the
petitioner's bunk shop at Cathedral Garden Road, near Universal
Combo General Insurance Corporation, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600
034.
For Petitioner : Mr.L.Chandrakumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Nagarajan, standing counsel for Corporation
ORDER
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking direction to issue a vending permit under the Street Vendors Act is maintainable in the absence of a constituted Vending Committee.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Chitra
- respondent
The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai
- respondent
The Chairperson / Zonal Executive Engineer Zone IX, (The Township Vending Committee)
Coram
Case details
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