PALIKA BAZAR SHOPKEEPERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND ORS vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 5th February, 2026 Uploaded on: 9th February, 2026 W.P.(C) 151/2026 & CM APPL. 762/2026, CM APPL. 7844/2026 PALIKA BAZAR SHOPKEEPERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sanjeev Ralli, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mohit Mudgal Mr. Ravi Kant Yadav, Mr. Chetanya A. and Ms. Nivedita Sharma, Advs. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sriharsha Peechara, SC for NDMC Mr. Aditya Bharat Manubarwala, ASC, Mr. Tushar Sannu, ASC with Mr. Soumit Ganguly, Ms. Ishika Jain, Ms. Ravicha Sharma, Ms. Shruti Agarwal, Mr. Akash Sharma, Ms. Tanishka Grover, Ms. Charvi Virmani, Advs. for NDMC Mr. Vikram Kumar Yadav, Joint Director Enforcement (Mobile No. 9015235420) Mr. Bibhuti Bhushan Mishra with Mr. Dhruv Chauhan, Ms. Niharika Punn. Mr. Himanshu Mishra, Mr. Shivam Mishra, Mr. Rahul, Mr. Siddharth Gupta and Mr. Anubhav Gupta, Advs. for intervenor. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The prime locality of Connaught Place including Palika Bazaar is the subject matter of this petition. As always, the two stakeholders who