Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/12493/2026 of RUPESH GUPTA Vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ORS on 25 August 2026
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W.P.(C) 12493/2026
RUPESH GUPTA
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Vipin Kumar, Mr. Aditya, Mr.
Anjani
Kr.
Mishra,
Ms.
Pralika
Chakraborty, Mr. Fareeuddin and Mr.
Srejal Mishra, Advocates.
versus
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. ....Respondents Through:
Ms.
Meherunnisa
A.
Jaitley,
Mr.
Aryan Tyagi and Mr. Jaskeerat Singh
Advs. for R1 and R2.
Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Panel Counsel
(Civil)
GNCTD
with
Ms.
Rashi
Aggarwal, Advocate for R3.
Mr. Ajay Kumar, SPC with Mr.
Shivam Sharma, Advocate/GP for R4
and R5.
Ms Kadambini Sharma, CGSC with
Ms. Shweta Shandilya, GP for R4 &
R5.
CORAM:
JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH
JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN
Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)
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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner 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 Open Space, Opposite TA-1, Jagdamba Road, Tuglakabad, Central Zone, Ward-S-82, New Delhi.
3. The Petitioner also seeks directions to the Respondents to change the category of the Petitioner in the provisional Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, ‘CoV’).
4. The case of the Petitioner is that he is a street vendor, who has been vending from the vending site for several years.
5. He has been issued a provisional CoV bearing URI No. 7905597 under the category of “Others” for Central Zone, Ward S-82.
6. The case of the Petitioner is that he wishes to be permitted to operate as a stationary vendor, and not as a mobile vendor. In this regard, reliance is placed upon order dated 16th April, 2026 in W.P.(C) 5053/2026 titled ‘Sheetal Gupta v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors.’
7. The photograph of the vending cart of the Petitioner is set out below:
8. The Court has considered the matter. The Petitioner has been issued a provisional CoV in the category of ‘Others’. The provisional CoV has been issued to the Petitioner with several terms and conditions, which are as under:
9. Accordingly, the Petitioner is bound to abide by the terms and conditions, set out above.
10. In addition, the Petitioner has to operate as a mobile vendor in Central Zone Ward-S-82, Delhi and not restrict himself to a particular space.
11. Insofar as the change of category is concerned, the same shall be considered by Town Vending Committee-II, upon being constituted, within a period of three months.
12. Petition is disposed of in these terms. All pending applications, if any, are also disposed of. PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUDGE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGE AUGUST 25, 2026 aj/sm