# RAJNESH SINGH vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-03-19
Citation: W.P.(C)-3557/2026 2026:DHC:2347-DB
Petitioner: RAJNESH SINGH
Respondent: MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19th March, 2026 Uploaded on: 20th March, 2026 W.P.(C) 3557/2026 RAJNESH SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Baniwal, Ms. Manisha and Mr. R. K. Seewal, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Meherunnisa Anand and Mr. Sirish Gupta Advs. for MCD. 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. Rajnesh Singh under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking directions to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘MCD’) to allow the Petitioner to peacefully vend from the vending site opposite B-42, Bus Stand, Block- 10, Malviya Nagar, Delhi- 110017, South Zone, Ward- S- 63 (hereinafter, ‘the vending site’). 3. The case of the Petitioner is that he is a street vendor who is stated to be vending from the vending site since before 2014. The Petitioner was issued a Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, ‘CoV’) bearing URI No. 2175961 under the category 'Food/ Snack with Gas Cylinder/ Fire', by the MCD for the 63. 4. However, the

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