SONDEVI vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 27th March, 2026 Uploaded on: 30th March, 2026 W.P.(C) 3962/2026 SONDEVI .....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 Puja S Kalra, Adv. Mr Gaurav Sharma (SPC), Ms. Manpreet Kaur, Mr. Anant A. Pavgi, Advs. 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- Mrs. Sondevi 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, Opposite MTNL Exchange Office, Tughalakabad Institutional Area, Vayusenabad, Central Zone, Ward S-82, New Delhi (hereinafter, ‘the vending site’). 3. The case of the Petitioner is that she is a street vendor who has been vending from the vending site since several years. The Petitioner w