A.Arunkumar v. the Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P. No. 1958 of 2025, Madras High Court, decided 25.02.2025. Petitioner A.Arunkumar sought mandamus (Article 226) to compel consideration of a 24.10.2024 representation for a bunk-shop permission before the Town Vending Committee/Corporation of Chennai under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. Dismissed: Corporation's counsel relied on a status report dated 21.02.2025 showing the requested spot in front of the Egmore Court Complex is a declared non-vending zone, so the representation could not be entertained. Keywords: bunk shop; non-vending zone; street vending; Town Vending Committee; Corporation of Chennai; Egmore; mandamus refused; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Recording the learned Standing Counsel's submission for the Chennai Corporation (based on the status report dated 21.02.2025 that the proposed bunk-shop site in front of the Egmore Court Complex is a declared non-vending zone), the prayer sought for in the writ petition cannot be granted and the writ petition is dismissed.