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New Delhi Nov 24 PTI What courts do is a thankless job they only earn ire of the populist the Delhi High Court Wednesday observed while hearing a batch of pleas relating to illegal squatting and vending activities in the national capitalA bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh made the observation when the counsel representing New Delhi Traders Association was stressing that even the earlier judgements of the apex court stated that vendors do not have the absolute right and they have to be balanced with others rights The counsel was relying on various judicial decisions in support of his plea challenging the validity of the Street Vendors Act Reacting to the observation of the bench senior advocate Sanjeev Ralli appearing for the association said If the court is made to feel like that then where we are proceeding to Be it any community from the smallest to the biggest whenever anything happening is unfair everyone comes before your lordship If your lordship is not going to come up if this activity is not stopped what kind of system we are going to have he submittedThe court listed the matter for further hearing on December 8The court is seized off a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Street Vendors Act its implementation certain provisions of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Street Vendors Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Scheme 2019 and other connected issues raised by various market associations and vendors and hawkers The court had earlier observed we cant let the city go to the dogs we are here to protect the rule of lawIt had expressed concern over the rising number of street vendors in the city in which the majority of them are sitting illegally PTI SKV RKS RKS

New Delhi Nov 17 PTI We cant let the city go to the dogs we are here to protect the rule of law the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday expressing concern over rising number of street vendors majority of them sitting illegally in the national capitalThe high court said the area of Delhi is constant and it is bursting at the seams while the population keeps on increasing and asked how many vendors the authorities are going to permitWhat is troubling us today and what is a cause of concern for us is that what is the number of street vendors Your population may keep on rising but the area Delhi has is a constant So how many vendors are you going to be permitting What are the zones Where all they will be It is bursting at the seams a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh saidThe bench added Please understand for a place where there are 120 odd tehbazaari right holders there are about 4000 vendors So its bursting Where do people walk We dont want another Lajpat Nagar We dont want another Nehru Place That exercise has to be today what is the plan What is the number The court issued notices and sought responses of the Delhi government North Delhi Municipal Corporation NrDMC and Town Vending Committee TVC North DMC Zone on plea by Chandni Chowk Sarv Vyapar Mandal seeking direction to strike down various provisions of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Street Vendors Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Scheme 2019Senior advocate Sanjeev Ralli and lawyer Mohit Mudgal representing the petitioner association said the scheme is arbitrary discriminatory illegal and contrary to the Street Vendors Protection of Livelihood and Regulations of Street Vending Act 2021 and Rules 2017The court directed the authorities to file their replies within two weeks and said the Delhi government shall give justification for constitution of the current TVC for City-SP Zone and also the background of NGO members who have been included in the TVC as to the field in which they are working and the causes taken up by the NGOsIt also called for relevant records of the authorities and listed the matter for further hearing on December 8When senior advocate Rahul Mehra urged the court to keep its hands away for three months and said things will be done the bench shot back forget about three months three months is too long not even a single day We have not said anything or passed any order staying actions of TVC We are very clear Mr Mehra we cant let the city go to the dogs We are here to protect the rule of law Rule of law does not mean you only look at one constituency and say that look their rights are there they need to be protected Vendors have a right but no right is absolute the bench saidIt further said that the court has always been saying that it recognises vendors and hawkers as essential part of the economic systemBut we are shocked We are flooded with petitions by vendors it saidThe bench gave example of Connaught Place and said it is a no hawking and no vending zone but the vendors there are increasing day by day and when it a no hawking and no vending zone why should they in the first place be permitted there When you permit them you permit them in such an unregulated way that today that market has lost its character People pay lakhs of rent per month They say they made a mistake by abiding law as not there are 10 vendors sitting outside shops and customers cannot enter the shop because there is a problem of hygiene and law and order The market has lost its character You should see it from the shopkeepers perspective also it saidWhen Mehra said why the court thinks that the government is not looking from the traders point of view the bench said because proof of the pudding is in eatingMehra said that in next 60 days they will have a solution to the problem and that it was pending for last 6 years but the situation remained the sameThe bench said Whenever you find a picture of Delhi iconic buildings and iconic places you either find CP or Qutub Minar Thats how you depict Delhi And very conveniently you dont even think it necessary for having a representative of CP associations in the TVC That is why we take your assurances with a pinch of salt The court is seized of a batch of petitions challenging the validity of Street Vendors Act its implementation certain provisions of the scheme and other connected issues raised by various market associations and vendors and hawkers PTI SKV SA

New Delhi Oct 29 PTI No right is absolute and it needs to be balanced with others rights the Delhi High Court observed Saturday saying street vendors do have a fundamental right but when they use a public way they impinge on someone elses right to walkHearing a batch of petitions on the Street Vendors Act 2014 a bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh said hawkers should get proper places to sit and proper kiosks in every marketThey should have a proper licence Then you dont have to pay hafta to the police the court saidThe court asked what was the bottleneck in the implementation of the Act What is the hesitation for the last seven years The bench said the authorities should come out with the Street Vending plan taking into consideration aspects like safety security hygiene roads etcThe authorities need to have a plan every five years but unfortunately there is no plan for now it saidPeople who have been squatting should be required to disclose their assets and income Those selling on streets have fundamental rights but no right is absolute Even if he is an old squatter he should give way so that the old site is allotted fairly When you want to use a public way or a street you are impinging on somebody elses right to walkIt cannot be like no one can touch you There has to be some application of mind that what can be allowed You have to see the density of the area how many vends can be allowed the bench saidThe court commenced hearing arguments on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Street Vendors Act its implementation certain provisions of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Street Vendors Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Scheme 2019 and other connected issues raised by various market associations and vendors and hawkersSenior advocate Sanjeev Ralli appearing for New Delhi Traders Association which represents shop owners and operators in the Connaught Place CP area explained to the bench previous judgements on the issue and how the things have proceeded before the courtsRalli along with advocate Mohit Mudgal while referring to a previous judgment said no hawker can defeat the rights of other citizensWhen some of the counsel tried to intervene and make submissions the court said We want to first see what judgments were delivered then in that context we want to see how the Street Vendors Act came about We do not want to lose our focus This is a dynamic situation What we are looking at is the Act which came in 2014 and its implementation There are more and more areas There may be more people who may be allowed to vend So we will have to see the Act and the scheme but firstly the street vending plan has to come it said adding that We are not coloured by any picture or paint The bench remarked Can it be said that just because the Act is not being implemented properly so the vendors will sit wherever they want We want proper implementation of the Act so that the problems of vendors end They should get proper places to sit proper kiosks in every market The court heard the arguments advanced by Ralli and listed the matter for further hearing on November 18 PTI SKV SKV TIR TIR

New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Monday urged the Supreme Court for an early listing of its petition challenging the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, which enhances the powers of Delhi Lieutenant Governor over the elected government.