Urmila Devi & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 30 May 2024 · 2024:DHC:4452
Sachin Datta
W.P.(C) 2501/2023 & connected matters
2024:DHC:4452
administrative appeal_dismissed

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The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions challenging termination of vending stall licenses but granted a three-month transitional period to vacate the stalls subject to payment of license fees.

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W.P.(C) 2501/2023 & connected matters
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 2501/2023, CM APPL. 9571/2023 - STAY
JUDGMENT

(1) URMILA DEVI & ORS...... Petitioners versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS...... Respondents + W.P.(C) 7177/2024, CM APPL. 29978/2024 - STAY (2) ALEX SELESTIN MARTIN..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 7180/2024, CM APPL. 29995/2024 - STAY (3) SHRI SANHJAY BAPU TIWATANE..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 2855/2023, CM APPL. 11029/2023 - STAY (4) SH.

GOPAL PARSAD AGARWAL & ANR...... Petitioners versus + W.P.(C) 7250/2023, CM APPL. 28231/2023 - STAY (5) RAMESH CHAND JAIN & ORS...... Petitioners versus + W.P.(C) 9746/2023, CM APPL. 37348/2023 - STAY (6) LAXMAN PRASAD & ORS...... Petitioners versus + W.P.(C) 3461/2024, CM APPL. 14143/2024 - STAY (7) M/S HARISHANKAR AJAY AGRAWAL AND SONS..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 4235/2024, CM APPL. 17255/2024 - STAY (8) BASANT KUMAR SHUKLA..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 10757/2023, CM APPL. 41680/2023 - STAY (9) MOHAMMAD SALEEM..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 10758/2023, CM APPL. 41683/2023 - STAY (10)

ISHWARLAL JAWARLAL JOSHI..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 10763/2023, CM APPL. 41694/2023 - STAY (11)

RITESH SIGH RAJPUT..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 10847/2023, CM APPL. 42040/2023 - STAY (12) RAJESH JESWANI..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 11215/2023, CM APPL. 43682/2023 - STAY (13) R.K. AND SONS..... Petitioner + W.P.(C) 11339/2023, CM APPL. 44108/2023 - STAY (14)

SHIV PRASAD SAHU..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 11888/2023, CM APPL. 46447/2023 - STAY (15)

THE NORTHERN RAILWAY BOOK STALL WORKERS VENDORS COOPERATIVE SALE AND SUPPLY SOCIETY LIMITED RAILWAY STATION LUDHIANA..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS & ORS...... Respondents + W.P.(C) 12541/2023, CM APPL. 49473/2023, CM APPL. 56627/2023 (16) M/S DJ SHINGRANI AND RT PARIYANI..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 12542/2023, CM APPL. 49476/2023 - STAY (17) SUDHAKAR TRIPATHI..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 12650/2023, CM APPL. 49876/2023 - STAY (18)

BEROJGAR HARIJAN YUVA KALYAN SAMITI..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 13614/2023, CM APPL. 53715/2023 - STAY (19) M. ZIYAUDDIN..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS...... Respondents + W.P.(C) 14003/2023, CM APPL. 55367/2023 - STAY (20)

ANKIT JAIN & ORS...... Petitioners versus + W.P.(C) 14723/2023, CM APPL. 58578/2023 - STAY (21) OM PRAKASH..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 14837/2023, CM APPL. 59019/2023 - STAY (22)

DILIP KUMAR SINGH & ANR...... Petitioners versus UNION OF INDLA, & ORS...... Respondents + W.P.(C) 15142/2023, CM APPL. 60494/2023 - STAY (23)

SUNIL SHUKLA & ANR...... Petitioners versus + W.P.(C) 15222/2023, CM APPL. 60939/2023 - STAY (24) M/S SIKSHIT BEROJGAR MUDRAN AVAM PRAKASHAN SAHKARI SAMITI..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 16178/2023, CM APPL. 65047/2023 - STAY (25) MS S VEER AND COMPANY GRADUATE PARTNERSHIP CONCERN THROUGH DEEPAK JAIN GENERAL POWER OF AUTTORNY HOLDER..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAY BOARD AND ORS..... Respondents + W.P.(C) 16446/2023, CM APPL. 66239/2023 - STAY (26) M BHUMIAJI AND COMPANY GRADUATE PARTNERSHIP CONCERN..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD AND ORS..... Respondents + W.P.(C) 16535/2023, CM APPL. 66637/2023, CM APPL. 22183/2024 (27)

SHASHIKANT SHUKLA & ANR...... Petitioners versus + W.P.(C) 16544/2023, CM APPL. 66660/2023 - STAY (28)

RAJIV RANJAN RAI & ORS...... Petitioners versus + W.P.(C) 16558/2023, CM APPL. 66752/2023 - STAY (29)

PRAVEEN KHATRI & ORS...... Petitioners versus + W.P.(C) 16583/2023, CM APPL. 66803/2023 - STAY (30) SH.

SUNIL KUMAR KOMALCHAND JAI..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 205/2024 +, CM APPL. 966/2024 - STAY (31) ZIYAUDDIN MANGLORE..... Petitioner versus W.P.(C) 945/2024, CM APPL. 3912/2024 - STAY (32)

NARESH KUMAR KINGER & ANR...... Petitioners versus + W.P.(C) 4938/2024, CM APPL. 20220/2024 - STAY (33)

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TIWARI AND SONS..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 5031/2024, CM APPL. 20577/2024 - STAY (34) GANESH PUJARI..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 5597/2024, CM APPL. 23075/2024 - STAY (35)

SMT PARMILA SHRMA..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 6215/2024, CM APPL. 25892/2024 - STAY (36)

GOPAL KRISHAN SHARMA..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 6409/2024, CM APPL. 26623/2024 - STAY (37)

SHRI ASHOK M. SHAH..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 6413/2024, CM APPL. 26632/2024 - STAY (38) M/S MAHESHCHAND AND CO...... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 6418/2024, CM APPL. 26647/2024 - STAY (39) M/S MUKUNDILAL AND SONS..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 6574/2024, CM APPL. 27357/2024 – STAY, CM APPL. 27359/2024, CM APPL. 27360/2024 (40)

RUMANA SURESH SHAH..... Petitioner versus + W.P.(C) 6214/2024 and CM APPLs.25889/2024, 25891/2024 (41) MATHRA DEVI..... Petitioner versus Presence: Mr. Neeraj Malhotra, Sr. Adv. along with Mr. Jitender Mehta, Mr. Lalit Kumar, Mr. Nimish Gupta, Mr. Shivam Pahal, Mr. Pankaj Mishra and Mr. Ambuj Singh, Advs. for Petitioner/s in W.P.(C) 7177/2024, W.P.(C) 7180/2024, W.P.(C) 2501/2023, W.P.(C) 2855/2023, W.P.(C) 7250/2023, W.P.(C) 9746/2023, W.P.(C) 4235/2024, W.P.(C) 10757/2023, W.P.(C) 10758/2023, W.P.(C) 10763/2023, W.P.(C) 10847/2023, W.P.(C) 11215/2023, W.P.(C) 11339/2023, W.P.(C) 11888/2023, W.P.(C) 12541/2023, W.P.(C) 12542/2023, W.P.(C) 12650/2023, W.P.(C) 13614/2023, W.P.(C) 14003/2023, W.P.(C) 14723/2023, W.P.(C) 14837/2023, W.P.(C) 15142/2023, W.P.(C) 15222/2023, W.P.(C) 16178/2023, W.P.(C) 16446/2023, W.P.(C) 16535/2023, W.P.(C) 16544/2023, W.P.(C) 16558/2023, W.P.(C) 16583/2023, W.P.(C) 205/2024, W.P.(C) 945/2024, W.P.(C) 4938/2024, W.P.(C) 5031/2024, W.P.(C) 5597/2024, W.P.(C) 6215/2024, W.P.(C) 6409/2024, W.P.(C) 6413/2024, W.P.(C) 6418/2024 and W.P.(C) 6574/2024. Ms. Garima Sachdeva, SPC alongwith Ms. Archana Surve, GP, and Ms. Divyanshi Maurya, Adv. for UOI in W.P.(C) 2855/2023. Mr. Sandeep V. Priya Mishra, SPC for UOI in W.P.(C) 7250/2023. Mr. Sushil Raaja, SPC for UOI in W.P.(C) 9746/2023. Mr. Tamim Qadri, Adv. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 3461/2024 and W.P.(C) 205/2024. Mr. Pradeep Desodya, Adv. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 16535/2023 and W.P.(C) 16583/2023. Mr. Ajay Bansal, Mr. Gaurav Yadav, Ms. Veena Bansal and Mr. Sourav Jindal, Advs. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 13614/2023, W.P.(C) 16178/2023, W.P.(C) 16446/2023 and W.P.(C) 5597/2024. Mr. Vivek Sharma, Senior Panel Counsel alongwith Ms. Prernaa Singh, Adv. for UOI in W.P.(C) 11888/2023. Mr. Vijay Kumar Shukla, Ms. Nupur Shukla, Mr. Anirudh Gulati and Mr. Yashwardhan Singh, Advs. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 4938/2024. Mr. AkshayAmritanshu, Sr. Panel Counsel and Mr. Samyak Jain, Adv. for respondent in W.P.(C) 4235/2024. Mr. Raj Kumar, CGSC for UOI in W.P.(C) 10757/2023 and W.P.(C) 10758/2023. Mr. Srivats Kaushal, SPC and Mr. Bharat Singh, GP for respondent in W.P.(C) 7177/2024. Mr. Mayank Sharma, SPC and Ms. Tanisha Verma, GP for R-1 in W.P.(C) 7180/2024. Mr. Sushil Raaja, SPC for UOI (through VC) in W.P.(C) 9746/2023. Ms. Manika Arora and Mr. SubradeepSaha, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 3461/2024. Mr. Vineet Dhanda, CGSC alongwith Mr. Abhijit SinghKadyan and Mr. Abhishrut Singh, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 2501/2023, W.P.(C) 12541/2023, W.P.(C) 5031/2024 and W.P.(C) 6418/2024. Mr. Jagdish, SPC and Mr. Hussain Taqvi, Adv. for UOI in W.P.(C) 6413/2024. Mr. Shoumendu Mukherjee, Sr. Panel Counsel along with Ms. Megha Sharma, Ms. Akanksha Gupta, Advs. and Mr. Vedansh Anand, GP for UOI in W.P.(C) 10847/2023. Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain, SPC alongwith Mr. KautilyaBirat, GP for UOI in W.P.(C) 12542/2023. Mr. Shrey Sharawat, SPC along with Mr. Sahay Garg, GP and Ms. Ishita Mishra, Ms. Priyanka Tomar, Ms. Bhanu Priya, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 11215/2023. Ms. Sarika Singh, SPC and Ms. Manpreet Kaur, GP for respondent in W.P.(C) 11339/2023. Mr. Harsh Kadiyan and Ms. Aparajita Singh, Advs. in W.P.(C) 11888/2023. Mr. Vivek Sharma, Sr. Panel Counsel, Mr. Aakash Meena, GP and Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv. for R-1 to 3/UOI in W.P.(C) 11888/2023. Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain, Sr. Panel Counsel and Mr. KautilyaBirat, GP for UOI in W.P.(C) 12542/2023. Mr. Nitinjya Chaudhary, Sr. Panel Counsel along with Mr. Gokul Sharma, GP and Mr. Rahul Mourya, Adv. for UOI in W.P.(C) 12650/2023. Mr. Mukul Singh, CGSC and Mr. Jitender Kumar Tripathi, GP for respondent in W.P.(C) 13614/2023. Mr. Mukul Singh, CGSC along with Ms. Ira Singh, Ms. Majjari Umesh, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 14003/2023. Ms. Shubhra Parashar, Mr. Virender Pratap Singh Charak and Mr. Dipesh Chaudhary, Advs. for R-1 to 3/UOI in W.P.(C) 14837/2023. Ms. Garima Sachdeva, SPC and Ms. Divyanshi Maurya, Adv. for respondent in W.P.(C) 14723/2023 and W.P.(C) 15142/2023. Ms. Archana Gaur, SPC and Ms. Shivangi Kumar, GP for UOI in W.P.(C) 15222/2023. Mr. Gigi C. George, Sr. Panel Counsel alongwith Mr. Amit Acharya, GP for UOI in W.P.(C) 15222/2023. Mr. Anurag Ahluwalia, CGSC and Mr. Shivam Sachdeva, GP for UOI in W.P.(C) 16178/2023. Mr. Ripu Daman Bhardwaj, CGSC for UOI in W.P.(C) 16446/2023. Mr. Rahul Kumar Sharma, GP in W.P.(C) 16535/2023. Mr. Mohan Shyam, SPC, Mr. Rahul Kumar Sharma, GP for respondent in Item No.115. Ms. Archana Gaur and Ms. Ridhima Gaur,Adv., Mr. Kamaldeep, GP for UOI in W.P.(C) 16535/2023. Mr. Sushil Raaja, SPC for UOI in W.P.(C) 16558/2023. Ms. Sarika Singh, SPC and Mr. Gokul Sharma, GP for respondent in W.P.(C) 16583/2023. Mr. Tarveen Singh Nanda, GP for respondent in W.P.(C) 205/2024. Ms. Avshreya, Sr. Panel Counsel and Mr. Tarveen Singh Nanda, GP for respondent in W.P.(C) 205/2024. Mr. Raj Kumar Yadav and Ms. Mehak Wadhwa, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 945/2024. Mr. Bhagwan Swarup Shukla, CGSC and Mr. Adarth Pandey, Adv. for UOI in W.P.(C) 4938/2024. Mr. Umesh Kr. Burnwal, SPC,Mr. Kapil Yadav, GP, Ms. Shivani Ghosh, Mr. Devender Singh, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 5597/2024. Mr. Neeraj, SPC along with Mr. Vedansh Anand, Mr. Rudra Paliwal, Mr. Mahesh Kumar Rathore, Mr. Sanjay Pal, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 6215/2024. Mr. Theepa Murugesan, SPC along with Ms. Sanya Bhatia, Mr. Kaushal Kishor, Advs. for respondent in W.P.(C) 6409/2024. Mr. Jagdish Chandra, SPC along with Mr. Hussain Taqvi, GP, Mr. Francis Fernandes and Mr. Prakhar Srivastava, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 6413/2024. Mr. Piyush Gupta, CGSC, Mr. Ravindra Vikram, GP, Mr. Karan Aggarwal and Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 6574/2024. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.

JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA

1. It is noticed that in para 36 of the judgment dated 29.05.2024 in W.P.(C) 2501/2023 & Connected Matters, inadvertently, one important sentence/direction is missing. O R D E R % 30.05.2024

2. Accordingly, para 36 of the aforesaid judgment should read as under:

“36. In the circumstances, this Court finds no merit in the present petitions and the same are accordingly dismissed. However, since the petitioners have been operating the concerned multi-purpose stall for a very long period of time, to enable the petitioners to make a transition and make alternative vending arrangement/s, this Court considers it apposite to grant a period of 3 months to the petitioners (from the date of the extended license period after taking into account the dies non period; OR from the date of this judgment, whichever is later) to vacate the stalls in question. The same shall be subject to payment of usual license fee. It is directed accordingly.”

2. This order may be treated as a corrigendum to the judgment dated 29.05.2024.

SACHIN DATTA, J MAY 30, 2024