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Delhi High Court · 25 May 2015 · 2015:DHC:11038
Vibhu Bakhru
W.P.(C) 5202/2015
2015:DHC:11038
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The Delhi High Court held that street vendors squatting on sites are protected from eviction or relocation under the Street Vendors Act, 2014 until the mandated survey is completed.

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(^2 o $-27,31,35,44,46,48,50,55 to 57,64,68to 72,77&78
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 5202/2015 & CM No.9449/2015, W.P.(C) 5216/2015 &
CM No.9466/2015, W.P.(C) 5222/2015 & CM No.9473/2015, W.P.fCI
5237/2015 & CM No.9489/2015. W.P.tCl 5239/2015 & CM
No.9491/2015, W.P.lCl 5241/2015 & CM No.9493/2015, W.P.(C)
5243/2015 & CM No.9494/2015. W.P.fCl 5250/2015 & CM
No.9501/2015, W.P.rCl 5251/2015 & CM No.9502/2015, W.P.lCl
5254/2015 & CM No.9504/2015. W.P.lCl 5264/2015 & CM
No.9515/2015, W.P.(C) 5272/2015 & CM No.9546/2015, W.P.lCl
5273/2015 & CM No.9547/2015. W.P.tCl 5274/2015 & CM
No.9548/2015, W.P.(C) 5275/2015 & CM No.9549/2015, W.P.lCl
5276/2015& CM No.9550/2015.W.P.tCl 5281/2015& CM No.9562/2015
W.P.(C)5282/2015& CM No.9563/2015
Present: MrKrishnaK.Singh,Advocatesfor petitioner in item nos.27, 31,35,44,46,48,50,55 to 57,64,68to 72,77& 78.
MrVikas Chopra,Advocatefor NDMC in item no.57.
MrVirendra Rawat and MrKishan Nautiyal,Advocate forR-1 initemno.35.
MrNaushad Ahmad Khan,Advocate ofGNCTofDelhiin item nos.68,69,70,72&78.
MrSantosh Kr.Tripathi,Addl.Standing Counsel,GNCTin item no.56.
Mr Virender Kumar Sharma,Advocate for R-1 in item nos.70
&71.
MrVivek Goyal,Advocate for SDMCin item nos.77& 78.
MrSanjoy Ghose and MrYash S.Vijay,Advocatesfor R-2in item nos.35,44,48,50&57.
Mr Vijay Joshi,Advocate for SDMC in item no.31 &50.
MsMansi Gupta,Advocate for SDMC in item no.48.
MsArunima Dwivedi,Advocate for R-1 in item no.56& 64.
Mr SushilKumar Pandey,Advocatefor R-1 in item no.27&44.
MrSatyakam,Addl.Standing Counsel,GNCTD/R-2in item no.27,31,46.
MsPuja Kalra,Advocate for North MCD in item no.69.
2015:DHC:11038
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU
25.05.2015 The petitioners claim to be squatting on the various sites as indicated in the petitions. The learned counsel for the petitioners point out that in all these petitions the Zonal Vending Committee and/or the Appellate Authority, had passed orders directing that by virtue ofthe National Capital Territory of
Delhi Laws(Special Provisions)Second Act,2011 status quo be maintained till 31.12.2014.
In the meanwhile. Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and
Regulation ofStreet Vending)Act,2014 has come into force and by virtue of
Section 3(3) ofthe said Act, no squatters can be removed or relocated till the survey as contemplated under Section 3(1)ofthe said Act is completed.
Accordingly,ifthe petitioners have been squatting on the sites as indicated in the petitions,then the protection ofthe said Act would be available to the petitioners in respectto their vending activities attheir respective sites.
The petitions are disposed ofwith the aforesaid observations.It would also be openfor the petitioners to approach the Town Vending Committee as and when constituted.
VIBHU BAKHRU,J MAY 25,2015 MK 2015:DHC:11038
JUDGMENT