Premvati @Prem Wati and Anr v. New-Delhi Muncipal Council and Anr

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25.08.2026

¶1This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

¶2The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking directions to the Respondents to change the category of the Petitioner in the provisional Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, 'CoV').

¶3The case of the Petitioner is that she is a street vendor, who has been vending from the Hanuman Mandir compound, BK Singh Marg, New Delhi, This is a digitally signed order. and claims to be selling puja samagri, flowers and bananas from the said site.

¶4The Petitioner has been issued a provisional Certificate of Vending (hereinafter, 'CoV') bearing Vendor ID: V2025200839 under the category of 'Fresh Fruits' for Gole Market Zone.

¶5The Petitioner prays for change of the category in the provisional CoV, as the provisional CoV mentions her category as 'fresh fruits', however, she is selling pooja samagri, flowers and bananas.

¶6In the opinion of this Court, the change of category would have to be in terms of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 and the same would have to be considered by the Town Vending Committee-II, upon being constituted.

¶7Accordingly, let the Town Vending Committee-II consider the case of the Petitioner and take a decision, upon being constituted, within a period of three months. In the meantime, the Petitioner shall not be disturbed for vending in the wrong category, subject to adhering with the terms and conditions of the vending certificate already issued to her.

¶8The petition is disposed of in the above terms. 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.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010402552026 + W.P.(C) 12471/2026 PREMVATI @PREM WATI AND ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. N.K. Sahoo, Advocate. versus NEW-DELHI MUNCIPAL COUNCIL AND ANR. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Sriharsha Peechara, Standing Counsel for NDMC with Mr Krishna Datta Multani, ASC and Mr. Soumit Ganguli, Ms Ravicha Sharma, Mr. Akash Sharma, Mr. Apurva Prasad and Ms Ankita Yadav, Advocates for NDMC. Mr. Vinay Kaushik, Govt. Pleader for R3. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN