Shivraj Kashyap and Ors. Vs State of Haryana and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Shivraj Kashyap and Ors. Vs State of Haryana and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with the Court's expectations/directions that the Mayor and Municipal Corporation authorities constitute the Town Vending Committee and District Grievance Redressal Committee under the Act, 2014, earmark vending zones and sites, and submit a Compliance Report after three months, with compliance listing in July 2025. (Respondents' counsel separately recorded in ¶20 that existing vendors shall not be disturbed until the Committees are formed; this is counsel's statement, not recorded as this Court's holding.)

Issue for consideration

Whether the Town Vending Committee and the District Grievance Redressal Committee under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 are to be constituted by the Mayor and other authorities of the Municipal Corporation, Ambala, and vending zones and sites earmarked. +1 more

Court's answer

The Court expected the concerned Mayor and the other authorities of the Municipal Corporation to take positive steps as required under the Act, 2014 and to form the Town Vending Committee as well as the District Grievance Redressal Committee.

Ratio / Principle

Vending zones and sites shall be ear-marked for the purpose as provided under the Act, 2014.

Key takeaways

The report shall be submitted to this Court by way of Compliance Report after three months, and the case shall be placed before this Court only for the purpose of compliance in July, 2025.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court (oral order, 01.05.2025) disposed of CWP No.6293 of 2021 (Shivraj Kashyap and others v. State of Haryana and others). Taking note of the Co-ordinate Bench's disposal of allied CWP No.22330 of 2018 (Rehri Fari Market Association v. State of Haryana) on 21.02.2025, the Bench (Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Meenakshi I. Mehta, JJ.) expected the concerned Mayor and other authorities of the Municipal Corporation to take positive steps under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, form the Town Vending Committee and the District Grievance Redressal Committee, and ear-mark vending zones and sites; a Compliance Report was to be filed after three months and the matter listed for compliance in July 2025. Counsel for respondents Nos. 2, 3 and 5 recorded that vendors existing on that day would not be disturbed until the Committees are formed and their report considered for allotment of vending zones and sites.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CWP No.6293 of 2021

Date of Decision: 01.05.2025

Shivraj Kashyap and others

…..Petitioners.

Versus

State of Haryana and others

.....Respondents.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA

Present:Mr. Sukhwinder Singh Kamboj, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Hitesh Pandit, Addl. A.G, Haryana for respondents No.1 and 4 to 6.

Mrs. Vasundhra Asija Bhandari, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3-HSVP and respondent No.5.

SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, J . (Oral)

It is stated that in another writ petition bearing CWP No.22330 of 2018 titled as “ Rehri Fari Market Association Vs. State of Haryana and others ”, decided on 21.02.2025, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has noted the submissions of the counsel for the Municipal Corporation, Ambala that as soon as the Bye-Elections for the Mayor are concluded, necessary steps shall be taken within three months for constitution of Town Vending Committee in terms of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (for short ‘the Act, 2014’). Taking note of such a submission, the Co-ordinate Bench

YAG DUTT 2025.05.05 17:41 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

CWP No.6293 of 2021 -2-

disposed of the said writ petition expecting the respondents to constitute the District Grievance Redressal Committee as well as Town Vending Committee within a time frame, i.e three months from the date of completion of the Bye-Elections.

Learned counsel for respondents No.2, 3 and 5 states that the Bye-Elections are over in March, 2025. She also states that the vendors, as existing on today, shall not be disturbed till the Vending Committee and District Grievance Redressal Committee are formed whose report shall be taken into consideration for the purpose of allotment of vending zones and sites.

We, therefore, expect the concerned Mayor and the other authorities of Municipal Corporation to take positive steps as required under the Act, 2014 and form the Town Vending Committee as well as the District Grievance Redressal Committee. Vending zones and sites shall also be ear-marked for the purpose as provided under the Act, 2014 and the report shall be submitted to this Court by way of Compliance Report after three months. The case shall be placed before this Court only for the purpose of compliance in the Month of July, 2025.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

(SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA) JUDGE

May 01, 2025	(M	EENAKSHI I. MEHTA) JUDGE
Yag Dutt
	Whether speaking/reasoned:	Yes/No
	Whether Reportable:	Yes/No

YAG DUTT 2025.05.05 17:41 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment