IBRAHIM vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS

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$~36 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 27th March, 2026 Uploaded on: 30th March, 2026 + W.P.(C) 3976/2026 IBRAHIM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya, Mr. Vipin Kumar, Mr. Anjani Kumar Mishra, Mr. Kailash Kumar Jha, Ms. Pralika Chakraborty, Mr. Fareeduddin, Ms. Srejal Mishra, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Poonam SPC for UOI with Jitender Kumar Tripathi (GP) Ms. Meherunnisa Anand , Mr. Sirish Gupta Advs. SI Bijender Singh Ms. Vaishali Gupta and Ms. Rashi Aggarwal, Advs. 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- Mr. Ibrahim, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking directions to the Respondents to allow the Petitioner to peacefully vend from the vending site i.e., on the Footpath/Open Space, near Gate No.2 Kasturba Hospital, Kasturba Hospital Marg, Old Delhi, City-SP Zone, Ward-85-N, New Delhi. Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA W.P.(C) 3976/2026 Page 1 of 5 NEGI Signing Date:30.03.2026 16:27:37 3. The case of the Petitioner is that he is a street vendor who has been vending from the vending site since several years. The Petitioner was issued a Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, ‘CoV’) bearing URI No. 4150045 under the category 'Food/ Snack with Gas Cylinder/ Fire', by the North Municipal Corporation of Delhi for the City SP Zone, Ward 85-N. 4. The photograph of the vending site of the Petitioner is set out below: 5. The submission on behalf of ld. Counsel for the Petitioner is that he is being harassed by the concerned officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘MCD’) and Delhi police, though ther