Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/7726/2026 of BABA DEEN Vs NEW-DELHI MUNCIPAL COUNCIL AND ORS on 20 July 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7726/2026 & CM APPL. 37694/2026 BABA DEEN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N.K. Sahoo, Adv. versus NEW-DELHI MUNCIPAL COUNCIL AND ORS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sriharsha Peechara, Standing Counsel for NDMC Mr. Chetanya Singh ASC, Mr. Soumit Ganguli,
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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W.P.(C) 7726/2026 & CM APPL. 37694/2026
BABA DEEN
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. N.K. Sahoo, Adv.
versus
NEW-DELHI MUNCIPAL COUNCIL AND ORS .....Respondent Through:
Mr.
Sriharsha
Peechara,
Standing
Counsel for NDMC Mr. Chetanya
Singh ASC, Mr. Soumit Ganguli, Ms.
Ravicha Sharma, Ms Tanishka Grover
Mr Akash Sharma, Advs.
Mr. Piyush Chandel, SPC, UOI, Mr.
Nishikant Singh & Ms. Aastha Gupta,
Advs.
Mr.Pranav
Proothi
and
Anshveer
Singh
Nalwa,
Advs.
for
Sarojini
Market Shopkeepers Association.
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, inter alia, seeking directions to Respondents for permitting him to vend peacefully at the vending site i.e., in front of Shop No. 22, Babu Market Chowk, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi and not cause any disturbances in his vending activities.
3. On 29th May, 2026, the Court had noted that the photographs of Petitioner’s vend have not been placed on record. Further, the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 7826/2026 was also claiming rights in respect of the same vending site.
4. Accordingly, on the said date, the Court had directed the Petitioner to clarify the aforesaid position.
5. Today, the photographs of Petitioner’s vend in Sarojini Nagar market have been placed on record. The same are extracted below:
6. According to ld. Counsel for the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Petitioner has been issued a provisional CoV. It is also stated that the Petitioner has to be a movable vendor.
7. In view thereof, subject to the Petitioner adhering to the terms and conditions of the provisional CoV, he shall not be disturbed.
8. It shall be ensured that there is no conflict is created between the Petitioner herein and Mr. Pawan Kumar Gautam who is the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 7826/2026 for the vending site, since they both have been issued separate provisional CoVs for the same site.
9. The petition is disposed of in these terms. Pending applications, if any, are also disposed of. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. JULY 20, 2026 dj/sm