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Ayyakkannu v. the Commissioner

Madras HC10 Sept 2025WP/2202/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Street vending permission refused; representation dated 30.12.2024 for vending before Corporation Middle School, Ward No.130, Amman Koil Street, Vadapalani, Chennai – 26; area declared non-vending zone; no street vending within 100 meters of educational institutions; Town Vending Committee; Greater Chennai Corporation; mandamus under Article 226 declined; liberty to reapply for alternative spot in vending zone; W.P.No.2202 of 2025; Madras High Court; decided 10.09.2025; dismissed, no costs.

What did the court decide?

The mandamus sought was not granted; however, liberty was left to the petitioner to identify a suitable alternative place in a vending zone and apply afresh to the respondent Corporation, whose consideration of such an application on merits was directed. No costs. ¶28

Ayyakkannu Vs the Commissioner — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Greater Chennai Corporation should consider the petitioner's representation dated 30.12.2024 seeking permission of the Town Vending Committee for street vending at Ward No.130, Amman Koil Street, Vadapalani, Chennai – 26, just in front of the Corporation Middle School.

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Court's answer

Recording the respondent Corporation's submissions that Ward No.130, Amman Koil Street, Vadapalani, Chennai – 26 has been declared a non-vending zone and that no street vending is permitted within 100 meters of educational institutions, the Court held the writ petition liable to be dismissed and dismissed it.

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Ratio / Principle

It is open to the petitioner to identify a suitable alternative place in a vending zone and make an application to the respondent Corporation, and in that case the Corporation can consider the application in accordance with law and decide the same on merits at the earliest.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (order made by R. Suresh Kumar, J.; A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J. on the Bench), W.P.No.2202 of 2025, decided 10.09.2025: A writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus to direct the Greater Chennai Corporation to consider the petitioner's representation dated 30.12.2024 for permission to do street vending at Ward No.130, Amman Koil Street, Vadapalani, Chennai – 26, just in front of the Corporation Middle School, was dismissed. The Corporation submitted that the ward had been declared a non-vending zone and that, as per norms, no street vending is permitted within 100 meters of educational institutions. Recording these submissions, the Court dismissed the petition (no costs), while leaving the petitioner free to identify a suitable alternative place in a vending zone and apply to the Corporation, which shall consider such application in accordance with law and decide on merits at the earliest.

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W.P.No.2202 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 10.09.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

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W.P.No.2202 of 2025

Ayyakkannu

Petitioner

-Vs-

The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai.

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The Zonal Officer, Zone – IX, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 34. ... Respondents

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PRAYER : Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of writ of mandamus, directing the respondents herein to consider the petitioner's representation dated 30.12.2024.

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For Petitioners Mr.S.Rakesh For Respondents : Mr.D.B.R.Prabhu Standing Counsel

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O R D E R

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(Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.) The prayer sought for herein is for a writ of mandamus, directing the

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respondents herein to consider the petitioner's representation dated 30.12.2024.

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2.Petitioner wants to have the permission of the Town Vending Committee of the respondent Corporation to have street vending at Ward No.130, Amman Koil Street, Vadapalani, Chennai – 26, just in front of the Corporation Middle School. In this regard, the petitioner made a representation on 30.12.2024 and in order to consider the same seeking a Mandamus, the present writ petition has been filed.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents.

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4.It is submitted by the learned counsel for the respondent corporation that Ward No.130, Amman Koil Street, Vadapalani, Chennai – 26, has already been declared to be a non vending zone. That apart, the place in which the petitioner wants to have street vending business is just in front of the Corporation Middle School. Therefore, as per the norms, within 100 meters

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W.P.No.2202 of 2025

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from the Educational Institutions, no street vending is permitted. Hence, the plea raised by the petitioner through his representation cannot be considered.

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5.Recording the said submissions, since the writ petition is liable to be

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dismissed, it is accordingly dismissed. However, it is open to the petitioner to identify any suitable alternative place in a vending zone and make an application to the respondent Corporation and in that case, the same can be considered by the respondent Corporation in accordance with law and decide the same on merits at the earliest. No costs.

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sli NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No To

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(R.S.K., J.) (A.D.J.C., J.) 10.09.2025 (2/3)

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