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HC,Modifying Own Verdict,Says”No”For Street Vendors In Non Hawking Zones

[New Delhi]High Court,Modifying Own Verdict,Says”No”For Street Vendors In Non Hawking Zones
Delhi High Court Said Vendors can’t sell items in non-hawking zones
Delhi High Court today said that street vendors cannot sell their wares in areas which were identified as non-hawking zones under the earlier schemes on street vending.
The court modified its September 9 order that said no street vendor should be evicted from city roads without following due process of law.
A bench of
Chief Justice G Rohini and
Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
said it was modifying its September 9 order as the aspect of non-squatting zones were not inconsistent with the 2014 Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Act which prohibits vending activities in non-vending areas.
The court noted that though the Act came into force on May 1, 2014, “there were several lapses in proper implementation of its provisions and consequently, no vending zones have not yet been declared”.
“Having regard to the fact that declaration of non-squatting zones or non-vending zones is not inconsistent with provisions of the Act of 2014, which expressly prohibits carrying out vending activities by street vendors in non-vending zones,..
The observation came while denying NDMC’s plea that it be allowed to go ahead with its survey of street vendors as provided under the Act.
“Unless we can decide if there can be more than one scheme, we do not want to decide NDMC plea,” the bench said.