RAMDEV YADAV AND ANR vs NEW-DELHI MUNCIPAL COUNCIL AND ORS

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$~ 225 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 22nd April, 2025 + W.P.(C) 5008/2025 RAMDEV YADAV AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Narendra Kumar Sahoo, Advocate. versus NEW-DELHI MUNCIPAL COUNCIL AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Akshat Kulshrestha, Mr. DS Bhanu and Mr. Akhilesh Loya, Advocates for Mr. Sriharsha Peechara, Standing Counsel for R- NDMC. Ms. Anusuya Choudhary, SSC for R/UOI. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CM APPL. 23042/2025 (for exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 5008/2025 3. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioners-Sh. Ramdev Yadav and Sh. Kamlesh Kumar under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking issuance of an appropriate writ permitting the Petitioners to squat and vend at their place of squatting i.e. Shop No. 25, Signature Not Verified Signed By:NAMITA W.P.(C) 5008/2025 Page 1 of 7 DHYANI Signing Date:24.04.2025 19:13:33 Sarojini Nagar Market, New Delhi-110023. 4. The Petitioners claim that they were separately squatting in front of Roop Sari Show Room of Shop No. 25, Sarojini Nagar Market, New Delhi- 110023 for the last 20-25 years. 5. The filing of multiple writ petitions appears to have caused considerable confusion in this matter. Chronologically the facts of the present case are that one Sh. Angad Singh had filed W.P.(C) 4806/2024 titled ‘Angad Singh vs. New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) & Anr.’ wherein vide order dated 26th April, 2024 the following order was passed: “1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying as under: “a). Direct The Respondents to allow the petitioner for vend