BHARAT BHUSHAN vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 21st November, 2025 W.P.(C) 11073/2024 & CM APPL. 56842/2024 BHARAT BHUSHAN S/O SHRI BHOLA YADAV, R/O C-3/151 SULTANPURI NITHARI, NORTHWEST DELHI, DELHI-110086. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kotla Harshvardhan, Mr.Rishbha Arora, Ms. Gayatri Gupta & Mr.Ritikesh, Advs. (DHCLSC) Versus 1. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI THROUGH SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR, COMMISSIONER HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT: DR. SPM CIVIC CENTRE, MINTO RD, SKD BASTI, PRESS ENCLAVE, AJMERI GATE, NEW DELHI, DELHI- 110002. .…Respondent No. 1 2. GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI THROUGH ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, (URBAN DEVELOPMENT) URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI, 9TH & 10TH LEVEL, DELHI SECRETARIAT, I.P. ESTATE, DELHI-110002. .....Respondent No.2 Through: Ms. Shivani Gera, Adv. for MCD. W.P.(C) 11073/2024 1. Heard. 2. Petitioner has sought declaration that the act of not issuing Certificate of Vending (“COV”) and identity card, as well as the failure to conduct the survey of the petitioner, is against the provisions of the Street Vendors Act, 2014. 3. A further mandatory direction is sought to restrain the respondents from creating