KANCHAN KUMAR vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS.

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 Del