( 1 ) THE petitioner is a permanent resident of Mahrauli. He has been earning his livelihood as a vendor of cold drinks etc. during summer and groundnut etc. in winter. He used to set up his stall on a rehri near the main gate of Qutab Minar at Mahraiili on the space belonging to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (for short the M. G. D.) He is now facing trial in five cases under Delhi Police Act as detailed below ?

(I) D. D. No. ISA dated 9-3-1981. u/s. 83, 97, Delhi Police Act, P. S. Mehrauli. (ii) D. D. No. 57-A dated 23-3. 1981. U/s. 83, 93 and 97 Delhi Police Act, P. S. Mehrauli. (iii) D. D. No. 8-A dated 13-3-1981 U/s. 83, 93, 97 Delhi Police Act, P. S. Mehrauli. (iv) D. D. No. 11-A dated 1-4-1981. U/s. 83 and 97 Delhi Police Act, P. S. Mehrauli. (v) D. D No. 1-8-A dated 20-3-1981. U/s. 83, 92, 93, 97 Delhi Police Act, P. S. Mehrauli.

( 2 ) THE S. H. O, P. S. Mehrauli, filed five separate Kalandrus (complaints) against the petitioner in the Court of a Metropolitan Magistrate and the petitioner has been summoned to stand trial. The substance of the accusation in all the five cases is essentially the same, viz. , that the petitioner had set up his stall for selling cold d