JUDGMENT

Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao, J. - The present Writ Petition is filed under article 226 of the Constitution of India to declare the action of the respondent Nos.1, 3, 5, 6 & 7 in not granting permission to the Writ Petitioners and other street vendors to re-start night food courts at service road, near old jail road, opposite to women's college, Visakhapatnam even after Covid-19 period is arbitrary, illegal and violative of articles 14 & 21 of the Constitution of India and also violative of Section 12 of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) act, 2014 (in short, 'the act 7 of 2014') and consequently prayed to direct the respondents to grant necessary permissions to re-start night food courts.

2. The contention of the petitioner is that petitioner has formed into a Society and got it registered under Section 9 of Societies Registration act, 2001 in the name and style of Central Park Food Truckers Welfare association. They were eaking out their livelihood by carrying on the business of selling food items by obtaining permission from the concerned authorities. Basing on the direction issued by the 1st respondent vide order dated 18.03.2020 in