SUNIL KUMAR vs UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

CWP-15867-2026 (O&M) -1- 111 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-15867-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 26.05.2026 SUNIL KUMAR ...Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE AMARJOT BHATTI Present:- Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral) 1. The present Civil Writ Petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to accept the remaining outstanding vending fee/arrears pertaining to the last installment for October, 2025 in respect of certificate of Vending (COV) No.11172/2080. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is a street vendor and was unable to pay the requisite vending fee to the respondents and as per the averments made in the present petition, the petitioner has not deposited the last installment for October, 2025. He referred to the judgment passed by this Court in CWP-13287-2026, titled as Manpreet versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and others, decided on 01.05.2026, where