ANITA DEVI vs DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD AND ORS.

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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 18th March, 2026 Uploaded on: 24th March, 2026 + W.P.(C) 18942/2025 & CM APPL. 78863/2025 ANITA DEVI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Mishra ,Mr. Sawagata, Mr. Akhil Rexwal and Ms. Anisha, Advs. versus DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tarveen Singh Nanda, SC with Mr. Gaurav Aggarwal, Adv. for R1 Mr. Amit Saxena, SPC with Mr. Nipun Jain, GP for R3 & R4 Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for GNCTD. Insp. Satbir Singh, P.S.- Delhi Cantt. 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, inter alia, seeking directions to the Respondents to consider granting of Certificate of Vending in terms of her representations dated 13th May, 2025 and 11th November, 2025. 3. The Petitioner claims to be a street vendor vending in the open space, near Pillar No. 80, Dhaula Kuan Ring Road, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi – 110021 for more than six years. 4. In support of the fact that the Petitioner has been vending at the above site, the Petitioner has relied upon various challans issued prior to 2023 by the Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA NEGI W.P.(C) 18942/2025 Page 1 of 5 Signing Date:24.03.2026 18:05:41 Municipal Corporation of Delhi and/or the Delhi Cantonment Board. The Petitioner was aggrieved by the fact that the Petitioner was left out from the initial and partial survey conducted by the Delhi Cantonment Board. 5. Accordingly, the Petitioner had submitted representations to the Delhi Cantonment Board dated 13th May, 2025 and to the Town Vending Committee dated 11th December, 2025, seeking issuance of the Certificate of Vending. 6. It is submitted by ld. Counsel for th