Partly allowed

P.Chinnachamy v. the State Commissioner

Madras HC5 Apr 2022WP/17587/2012

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Coram issued liberty to the petitioner to approach the Town Vending Committee constituted under the Street Vendors Act, 2014, regarding his license claim, noting that committees must now consider such requests. The writ petition was closed with no costs.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the concerned Town Vending Committee by way of representation seeking the granting of a license.

P.Chinnachamy Vs the State Commissioner — Service and Employment | Madras HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 05.04.2022

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH

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W.P.No.17587 of 2012 and M.P.No.1 of 2012

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P.Chinnachamy ... Petitioner

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1.The State Commissioner

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for Differently Abled, No.15/1, Model School Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai – 600 006.

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2.The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Rippon Buildings,

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Chennai – 600 003.

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3.The Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai – 8. ... Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for grant of license for the running the bunk shop business of selling coffee, tea and other allied eatable items at College Lane, Opp. to State Bank of India Local Head Office, Nungambakkam, Chennai-6 by the Committee constituted for the said purpose on the basis of the representation dated 12.04.2012.

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For Petitioner : Ms.N.R.Jasmine Padma For R1 & R3 : Mr.C.Jayaprakash Government Advocate For R2 : Mr.Rahul Aditya For P.T.Ramadevi Standing Counsel

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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O R D E R

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Heard Mr.C.Jayaprakash, learned Government Advocate for R1 and R3, Mr.Rahul Adithya for Ms.P.T.Ramadevi, learned Standing Counsel for R2.

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The petitioner has sought a Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider his claim for grant of license for running a Bunk shop at College Lane, Opp. to State Bank of India Local Head Office, Nungambakkam, Chennai-6 and states that he has filed a representation in this regard.

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With the enactment of 'The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Act, 2014)', providing for the constitution of Town Vending Committees, that have, as on date been formulated, it is for the committees to consider request of the petitioner.

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Liberty is granted to the petitioner to approach the concerned Town Vending Committee, by way of representation seeking the granting of license, if he believes he is so eligible.

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