BACHCHU SINGH & ANR. vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 24th March, 2026 Uploaded on: 30th March, 2026 + W.P.(C) 3758/2026 BACHCHU SINGH & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mohd. Faisal, Advocate. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meherunnisa Anand and Mr. Sirish Gupta Advs. for R-1 and 2 (M: 9717100486). Mr. Hussain Taqvi, Sr. Panel Counsel Along with Ms. Soumya Saxena, Ms. Nazma Akhtar, Mr. Waseem and Ms. Madiha, Advocates for Delhi Police (M: 9911694947). 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 Petitioners-Mr. Bachchu Singh and Mr. Rama Kant under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking directions to the Respondents and restraining them from evicting the Petitioners from the vending sites opposite Mansarovar Building, Nehru Place Commercial Complex, New Delhi. 3. The present petition is the third writ petition filed by the Petitioners. Since there is a history to this litigation, the same is being captured hereinafter. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL W.P.(C) 3758/2026 Page 1 of 15 Signing Date:30.03.2026 15:48:30 4. Initially, the Petitioners were removed from the vending sites in May, 2016, which led to filing of Writ Petition (Civil) 2566/2017 titled ‘Bachchu Singh and Anr. v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation and Ors.’. The grievance of the Petitioners in the said petition was that they were being constantly harassed and victimised by the concerned officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and police, who were not allowing the Petitioners to vend from the vending site in Nehru place area. The Petitioners in the said petition stated that t