SHEETAL BAWARIA vs NEW-DELHI MUNCIPAL COUNCIL AND ORS

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$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 17th March, 2025 + W.P.(C) 15351/2024, CM APPL. 64392/2024 & CM APPL. 13266/2025 SHEETAL BAWARIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N.K. Sahoo, Advocate. versus NEW-DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. R. K. Dhawan, SC with Ms. Nisha Dhawan, Mr. V. K. Teng and Mr. Naman Kumar Thakur, Advocates for R/NDMC. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J.(ORAL) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. This case is taken up today on office note as, inadvertently, the same was not listed on the previously fixed date of 10th March, 2025. 3. The application, being CM APPL. 13266/2025, seeking amendment of memo of parties is allowed and the amended memo of parties has been taken on record today. 4. The present writ petition has been filed by Petitioner – Ms. Sheetal Bawaria under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers: “(a) To issue a writ of mandamus or appropriate writs or direction or order or orders, directing the respondents to restrain themselves from disturbing the petitioner till appropriate planning for street vending be prepared under section 21 of The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending ) Act-2014 and fresh Signature Not Verified Signed By:NAMITA W.P.(C) 15351/2024 Page 1 of 3 DHYANI Signing Date:18.03.2025 16:25:01 survey be conducted by under section 3 of the said Act-2014 for vending squatting peacefully on existing place of squatting in front of /opposite Shop No 118 , Sarojini Nagar Market , Sarojini Nagar, New-Delhi- 23 ; (b) And to pass such other and further order or orders as this Hon’ble court deem fit and proper in the interest of Justice.” 5. The case of t