UMESH CHAUDHARY vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS

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$~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 24th April, 2026 Uploaded on: 26th April, 2026 + W.P.(C) 5222/2026 UMESH CHAUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya, Mr. Vipin Kumar, Mr. Anjani kr. Mishra, Mr. Kailash kr. Jha, Ms. Pralika Chakraborty, Mr. Fareeduddin, Ms. Srejal Mishram, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS...Respondents Through: Ms. Namrata Mukim Standing Counsel MCD and Ms. Niharika Singh, Adv. with Mr Arvind Kumar APHI, MCD. Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Panel Counsel (Civil) GNCTD, Ms. Rashi Aggarwal, Advs. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner- Mr. Umesh Chaudhary under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking directions to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘MCD’) to release Petitioner’s seized goods and cart and allow the Petitioner to peacefully vend from the vending site i.e., on the pavement, near Indian Oil petrol pump, Sarai Kale Khan, Central Zone, Ward S-56, New Delhi W.P.(C) 5222/2026 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Signed By:DHIRENDER KUMAR Signing Date:26.04.2026 12:13:40 (hereinafter, ‘vending site’). 3. The brief background of the present case is that, the Petitioner is a disabled person suffering from 50% locomotor disability. He has been issued a Disability certificate from the office of the Medical officer incharge, Ghailadh, Madhepura. 4. The Petitioner is stated to be running a cart, selling cold drinks, water bottles and other snack items, from the vending site. The Petitioner has been issued a provisional Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, ‘CoV’) bearing URI No. 2600409 under the category of ‘Food/Snack with gas cyli