Shiv Kumar Goyal v. Union Territory of Chandigarh and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Chandigarh street vendor; GRDRC order 27.01.2026; refusal to shift from Sector 22 to allotted Sector 15 vending zone site (allotted 06.01.2019, unchallenged); appellate authority under Section 20(4), Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 not constituted — direct writ approach permitted but petition dismissed; shortage of vending sites versus surveyed vendors; reliance on Sahil (CWP-11605-2025, decided 08.01.2026) and reference to Dilbagh Kumar Singla (CWP-16172-2025), SLP dismissed by Supreme Court 20.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
Non-availability of the statutory appeal (appellate authority not constituted) does not defeat the petitioner; it only entitles him to approach the High Court directly — but the writ petition is nonetheless liable to be rejected on its merits. ¶21