Supreme Court of India
Sudhir Madan and Ors v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors
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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.
What the Court ordered
We are of the view that this should not be permitted unless there is a shopping area clearly demarcated where space is available for accommodating such squatters/tehbazaris.
Judgment, page 17
From the headnote
J Hawkers/Street Vendors: Policy for Street Vendors-of MCD and Scheme for Street Vendors in c NDMCArea: HELD: Supreme Court would not give a direction that fresh survey should be undertaken by an independent expert body or an independent organization to identify the hawking sites and the existence of hawkers- This is essentially a matter which the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has to consider and take a decision-Supreme Court cannot issue a writ directing the MCD to do so, this being a matter of policy-Administrative Law.
Where later benches applied it
- 2026 Malkit Singh and Anr. v. State of U.T. Chandigarh and Ors.
- 2025 S. Rajaseekaran v. Union of India and Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to
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