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Delhi High Court Declares Nehru Place No-Vending Zone
The Delhi High Court has said that most of Nehru Place District Centre must not be used for hawking or street vending.
One marked area, called Site X, is an exception for 90 identified vendors.
They must move there by October 12, 2026.
A committee will later decide whether they can receive official permission to vend and where they may work.
The court said authorities should help vendors move to an allowed place.
After the deadline, the city corporation can remove vendors who are not authorised.
Fire officials must inspect the area after that happens.
The court will review a report about the inspection on November 30.
The Delhi High Court declared Nehru Place District Centre a no-hawking and no-vending zone, except for designated Site X.
It allowed 90 identified vendors to operate at Site X while the Town Vending Committee-II considers their vending rights.
The vendors must move to Site X by October 12, 2026; the committee must decide on their certificates and permitted locations within two months of its constitution.
The court noted that more than 400 vendors were operating in the area, most of them described as unauthorised.
After October 12, the MCD may remove unauthorised vendors; Delhi Fire Services must inspect the area afterward, with a compliance report due for consideration on November 30.
- Who
- The Delhi High Court, 90 identified vendors, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and the Town Vending Committee-II.
- What
- The court declared most of Nehru Place District Centre a no-hawking and no-vending zone, while allowing 90 vendors to use designated Site X temporarily.
- Where
- Nehru Place District Centre, New Delhi.
- When
- The vendors must move by October 12, 2026; the matter is listed for November 30.
- Why
- The court found that the area warranted no-hawking and no-vending restrictions while requiring a workable alternative for vendors with relevant protections or recognition.
Vendor protections
Restrictions and enforcement
How vendors should be treated
Vendor protections
Vendors with relevant protection or recognition should have a workable alternative and may operate at Site X while TVC-II decides their rights.
Restrictions and enforcement
The rest of Nehru Place District Centre is a no-hawking and no-vending zone, and the MCD may remove unauthorised vendors after October 12.
Key facts
- Designated location
- Site X, the identified exception within Nehru Place District Centre
- Vendors permitted at Site X
- 90 identified vendors
- Vendor groups identified
- 62 associated with Manushi Sangathan, 22 in W.P.(C) 6823/2017, and six in two other connected petitions
- Relocation deadline
- October 12, 2026
- Committee decision deadline
- Within two months of the constitution of TVC-II
- Vendors noted in the area
- More than 400, most described by the court as clearly unauthorised
- Next listed date
- November 30, for consideration of the Delhi Fire Service compliance report
Quotes
Delhi High Court
The court's Division Bench hearing petitions and a contempt case concerning vending in Nehru Place.
“In terms of the aforesaid decision, if the street vendors are vending in a ‘No-vending zone’, the MCD or the concerned authority has a duty to assist them in moving from a ‘No-vending zone’ to a vending zone, so as to provide the street vendors with a workable alternative from where they can earn their livelihood.”
thehansindia.com
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