Nanha Ram & Ors vs Chandigarh Administration & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of writ petitions by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which sought a mandamus to prevent the removal of petitioners selling fruits and vegetables on hand carts in Chandigarh's grain market. The Court noted that the petitioners lacked a valid license under the Chandigarh Hand Cart (Control & Regulation) Bye-laws, 1976, specifically citing Sections 188 and 199 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911. The Court directed the Chandigarh Administration to sympathetically consider the petitioners' case for future licensing, affirming the High Court's decision as correct.