CHANDER BHAN vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 26th May, 2026 Uploaded on: 27th May, 2026 W.P.(C) 7642/2026 & CM APPL. 36935/2026 CHANDER BHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, Mr. Swagat Gupta, Ms. Renu and Mr. Navy Charlie, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Beenashaw N. Soni, Standing Counsel, MCD with Ms. Ann Joseph, Advs. Mr. Neeraj Dubey, SPC for R3 to R5. 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, inter alia, seeking directions to the Respondents to allow the Petitioner to peacefully vend at his designated spot i.e., near Kashmere Gate Metro Station Gate No.8, New Delhi. 3. The Petitioner is a vendor who has been issued the Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, ‘CoV’) URI No.: 9463924 under the category “Food/ Snack without gas cylinder/ fire”. 4. The photograph of the vend has been placed on record which is 5. Ld. Counsel for the Petitioner submits that he has been repeatedly harassed though he is a mobile vendor. 6. Ld. Counsel for the Respondent- MCD submits that the actua