Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/12446/2026 of KAILASH SINGH Vs NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ORS. on 25 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010402212026 + W.P.(C) 12446/2026, CM APPL. 57822/2026 CM APPL. 57823/2026 KAILASH SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Bharat Aggarwal, Mr. Himanshu Aggarwal, Mr. Arjun Pandey and Ms. Namrata Sharma, Advs. versus NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ORS.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC010402212026
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W.P.(C)
12446/2026,
CM
APPL.
57822/2026
CM
APPL.
57823/2026
KAILASH SINGH
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Bharat Aggarwal, Mr. Himanshu
Aggarwal, Mr. Arjun Pandey and Ms.
Namrata Sharma, Advs.
versus
NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ORS.
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr.
Sriharsha
Peechara,
Standing
Counsel for NDMC with Mr Aditya
Bharat
Manubarwala,
ASC,
Mr
Soumit Ganguli, Ms Ravicha Sharma,
Mr Akash Sharma and Ms Tanishka
Grover, Advs.
Mr. Varun Jamwal (SPC) with Ms.
Parul Mehra, Adv. for R-6 & 7.
Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Panel Counsel
(Civil),
GNCTD
with
Ms.
Rashi
Aggarwal, Advs. for R-12.
CORAM:
JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH
JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN
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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The Petitioner, who is a street vendor, seeks directions to the Respondents to finalise and notify the vending plan under Section 21 of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.
3. This Court is already considering a batch of matters, the lead matter being W.P.(C) 8479/2023 titled ‘Chandni Chowk Sarvvyapar Mandal and This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 29/08/2026 at 16:32:42
Ors. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.’, where the finalization of the street vending plan is being monitored by this Court.
4. The recent development, as per the status report filed by the New Delhi Municipal Council (hereinafter, ‘NDMC’) in this case is that the survey of old Tehbazari holders, Thareja Committee verified vendors and Kashmiri migrants is underway.
5. In addition, it is stated that 200 additional vending sites are required and the Delhi Police has been approached by the NDMC for identification of additional vending sites.
6. Let the Delhi Police and NDMC undertake the requisite steps on an urgent basis, inasmuch as the finalisation of the vending plan is extremely crucial for the whole of Delhi, including the NDMC areas.
7. The Delhi Police shall in co-ordination with the NDMC undertake the exercise of identification of additional sites, and the NDMC shall finalize the vending plan and re-submit the same to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi on an urgent basis.
8. The status report filed by the NDMC is taken on record.
9. No further orders are required in this matter.
10. The petition is disposed of in the above terms. The pending applications, if any, are also disposed of. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. AUGUST 25, 2026/aj/sm This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 29/08/2026 at 16:32:42