HARPAL vs CHAIRMAN, TOWN VENDING COMMITTEE AND ORS

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$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 24th March, 2026. Uploaded on: 27th March, 2026. + W.P.(C) 3723/2026 HARPAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya, Mr. Vipin Kumar, Mr. Anjani Kr Mishra, Mr. Kailash Kr Jha, Ms. Pralika Chakraborty, Mr. Fareeduddin & Ms. Srejal Mishra, Advs. versus CHAIRMAN, TOWN VENDING COMMITTEE AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meherunnisa Anand, Adv. with Mr. Sirish Gupta, Adv. for R-1&2. SI Ramvatar Ms. Vaishali Gupta and Ms Rashi Aggarwal, Advs. for R-3. Mr. Izhar Ahmad Sr. Panel Counsel UOI/R-4&5. 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 directions to the Respondents to issue the Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, ‘CoV) to the Petitioner. 3. The Petitioner is also seeking directions to the Respondents to allow the Petitioner to peacefully vend from the vending site on the footpath/open space at Rao Tularam Marg, Near Hanuman Mandir, Basant Village, Vasant Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 3723/2026 Page 1 of 4 By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:27.03.2026 17:19:10 Vihar, South Zone, New Delhi (hereinafter, ‘the vending site’). 4. The case of the Petitioner is that he is a street vendor who has been vending from the vending site. As per the Petitioner, he has participated in the survey which was conducted by the Town Vending Committee, South Zone place on 9th July, 2025. Pursuant to the said survey, he was issued an acknowledgement receipt bearing URI No. 9371. 5. However, the grievance of the Petitioner in the present petition is that he is being harassed by the concerned officials of the M