KANCHAN KUMAR vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~46 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 4th February, 2026 Uploaded on: 6th February, 2026. + W.P.(C) 1600/2026 & CM APPL. 7790/2026, CM APPL. 7791/2026 KANCHAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Prashant Katara & Ms. Sakshi Jain, Advs. (M: 8800214656) versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meherunnisa Anand, Adv. for R- 1 &2. (M: 9717100486) Mr. Sahaj Garg & Mr. Deepansh Sharma, Advs. for R-3. (M: 8800214656) 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 under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking issuance of an appropriate writ prohibiting the Respondent No. 1- Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘MCD’) and Respondent No. 3- Delhi Police from interfering with the vending activities of the Petitioner. 3. The Petitioner has been issued a provisional Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, ‘COV’) bearing no. URI: 7818099 under the category ‘Food/Snack with gas cylinder/fire’. The address of the Petitioner is mentioned in the COV as Hauz Khas Village, 30, New Delhi -110016. 4. The case of the Petitioner is that he has been vending in this area since Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 1600/2026 Page 1 of 8 By:RAHUL Signing Date:06.02.2026 10:52:13 the year 2000. The photographs have been placed on record showing the location of the Petitioner’s vend. 5. The submissions on behalf of the Petitioner is that the authorities including the MCD and the Delhi Police, etc., are causing harassment to the Petitioner. 6. On behalf of the Respondent No.1- MCD, the photographs of the vend of the Petitioner have been handed over to the Court som