Disposed¶42

D. Malini v. the Commissioner

Madras HC12 Nov 2025WP/17501/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Street vendor regulation; bunk shop; Tharamani 4th Cross Street; Greater Chennai Corporation; Zone-13 Adyar; vending zone; Zone Vending Committee; prescribed-format application; dispossession restraint; Article 226 mandamus; W.P.No.17501 of 2025; Madras High Court; 12.11.2025; R7 impleaded suo motu 24.09.2025; prior order dated 29.10.2025.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to submit her vending application in prescribed format to the Regional Zonal Officer, Zone-13, preferably within two weeks; the Zone Vending Committee to decide the application, pass necessary orders and intimate them to the petitioner within one week thereafter; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (WMP.No.19852 of 2025) closed. ¶42

D. Malini Vs the Commissioner — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

¶42

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents should be directed to refrain from dispossessing the petitioner and interfering with her peaceful possession in running her bunk shop in Tharamani 4th Cross Street, Chennai, till a proposal or scheme concerning the regulation of Street Vendors in the locality is formulated and finalized. +1 more

¶32

Court's answer

Rather than issuing the blanket restraint prayed for, the Court addressed the petitioner's dispossession concern through the recorded assurance of a positive vending permission and disposed of the writ petition with the above directions, without costs.

¶42

Ratio / Principle

The Court took on record the Additional Advocate General's submission that once the petitioner submits her application in prescribed format, it will be considered and decided, and permission will positively be granted in any vending zone in that locality.

¶39

Key takeaways

The Court expressed its hope and trust that, as early as possible and preferably within a period of two weeks, the petitioner would submit her application in prescribed format to the Regional Zonal Officer, Zone-13, of the Chennai Corporation.ratio¶41
On receipt of the application in prescribed format, the Zone Vending Committee was directed to decide the application as indicated, pass necessary orders to that effect, and intimate the same to the petitioner forthwith, at the most within a period of one week thereafter.ratio¶41

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Madras (Order by R. Suresh Kumar, J.; bench included A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J.), disposing of W.P.No.17501 of 2025 filed under Article 226 by D. Malini, operator of a bunk shop in Tharamani 4th Cross Street, Chennai, who sought a Writ of Mandamus directing Greater Chennai Corporation officials to refrain from dispossessing her and interfering with her peaceful possession till a proposal or scheme for regulation of Street Vendors in the locality was formulated and finalized. The Court recorded the Additional Advocate General's submission that a prescribed-format application would be considered, decided and positively granted permission in any vending zone in the locality, and directed the petitioner to submit the application to the Regional Zonal Officer, Zone-13, preferably within two weeks, failing which timeline the Zone Vending Committee was to decide the application and intimate orders to the petitioner within one week of receipt. Petition disposed of accordingly; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.

¶1

W.P.No.17501 of 2025

¶2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

¶3

DATED : 12.11.2025

¶4

CORAM:

¶5

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR AND

¶6

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

¶7

W.P.No.17501 of 2025 and WMP.No.19852 of 2025

¶8

D.Malini, W/o.S.Danasekaran

¶9

...Petitioner

¶10

Vs.

¶11

The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation, Ripon Building,

¶12

Chennai – 600 003.

¶13

The Regional Deputy Commissioner, Regional Deputy Commissioner Office(south) No.115, Dr.Muthulakshmi Salai, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.

¶14

The Chairman,

¶15

Zone – 13, (Ward Committee), Zone – 13, (Adyar), No.115, Dr. Muthulakshmi Salai, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.

¶16

The Zonal Officer, Zone – 13 (Adyar), No.115, Dr. Muthulakshmi Salai, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.

¶17

¶18

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶19

W.P.No.17501 of 2025

¶20

The Assistant Engineer, Zone – 13, Ward – 178, Greater Chennai Corporation, Ripon Building, Chennai – 600 003.

¶21

The Assistant Revenue Officer, Zone 13, Revenue Department, Greater Chennai Corporation, No.115, Dr.Muthulakshmi Salai, Adyar, Chennai – 600 003.

¶22

Heartin Roasario, Zonal Officer, Zone – 13, Chennai Corporation ...Respondents

¶23

[R7 impleaded suo motu vide order dated 24.09.2025]

¶24

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for a Wit of Mandamus, to issue directions to the respondents to refrain from dispossessing and interfering with the petitioner's peaceful possession in running her bunk shop in Tharamani 4^th Cross Street, Chennai till the respondents formulates and finalizes a proposal or scheme concerning the regulation of Street Vendors in the locality, as it is likely to be implemented very soon.

¶25

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Prabhakaran

¶26

For Respondents : Mr.M.Suresh Kumar Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.D.B.R.Prabu

¶27

2/7

¶28

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶29

W.P.No.17501 of 2025

¶30

ORDER

¶31

(made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.)

¶32

The prayer sought for herein is for a Wit of Mandamus, to issue directions to the respondents to refrain from dispossessing and interfering with the petitioner's peaceful possession in running her bunk shop in Tharamani 4^th Cross Street, Chennai till the respondents formulate and finalize a proposal or scheme concerning the regulation of Street Vendors in the locality, as it is likely to be implemented very soon.

¶33

Mr.R.Prabhakaran, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

¶34

submits that pursuant to the order dated 29.10.2025, the application in prescribed format is yet to be given by the petitioner, which the petitioner wants to give immediately.

¶35

Mr. M.Suresh Kumar, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the respondent Corporation submits that once an application is submitted by the petitioner in prescribed format, that will 3/7

¶36

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶37

W.P.No.17501 of 2025

¶38

be considered and the application would be decided and positively the

¶39

permission would be granted in any vending zone in that locality.

¶40

The said submission made by the learned Additional Advocate

¶41

General appearing for the respondent Corporation is taken on record. Therefore, we hope and trust that as early as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks, such an application in prescribed format would be given by the petitioner to the Regional Zonal Officer, Zone– 13, of the Chennai Corporation and on receipt of such application in prescribed format, let the Zone vending committee decide the application as indicated above and pass necessary orders to that effect and intimate the same to the petitioner forthwith at the most within a period of one week thereafter

¶42

With these directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

¶43

Connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

¶44

¶45

4/7

¶46

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶47

W.P.No.17501 of 2025

¶48