Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/19530/2025 of PRASANT SINGH Vs NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR. on 24 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC011062732025 + W.P.(C) 19530/2025 and CM APPL. 81491/2025 PRASANT SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Bharat Aggarwal, Mr. Arjun Pandey, Mr. Himanshu Aggarwal and Ms. Namrata Sharma, Advocate. versus NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC011062732025
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W.P.(C) 19530/2025 and CM APPL. 81491/2025
PRASANT SINGH
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Bharat Aggarwal, Mr. Arjun
Pandey, Mr. Himanshu Aggarwal and
Ms. Namrata Sharma, Advocate.
versus
NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR.
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr. Saurabh Seth, Standing Counsel
for NDMC along with Mr. Abhiroop
Rathore, Mr. Kabir Dev, and Mr.
Sukhvir Singh, Advocates.
CORAM:
JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH
JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN
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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner -Prashant Singh under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking directions to the Respondents to allow the Petitioner to peacefully vend from the designated site i.e., Near Gate No. 1, D-Avenue, Sarojni Nagar Market.
3. The Petitioner, who is a street vendor has been issued a Certificate of Vending (hereinafter ‘CoV’) bearing Vendor ID: V2025601858 by the New Delhi Municipal Council (hereinafter, ‘NDMC’) in the category of ‘Readymade Garments’.
4. The Petitioner had participated in the survey and the case of the 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 16:32:12
Petitioner is that he has been repeatedly disturbed from vending in the Sarojni Nagar area.
5. The prayer on behalf of the Petitioner is that the Petitioner be permitted to peacefully vend at his designated site.
6. Mr. Seth, ld. Counsel for the NDMC submits that insofar as the vending plan qua the Sarojini Nagar area is concerned, which is falling in the NDMC area, the vending plan has been submitted to the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘GNCTD’) but presently there are certain issues raised by the GNCTD which are being dealt with by the NDMC.
7. Be that as it may, the Petitioner is having a vend wherein he is selling readymade garments. In view thereof, the Petitioner shall be permitted to vend strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of the CoV. The same shall, however, be subject to the final vending plan of the NDMC and the decision of the Town Vending Committee-II.
8. Petition is disposed of with all pending applications, if any. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. AUGUST 24, 2026/MR/CK 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 16:32:12