JUDGMENT

Siddharth Mridul, J. (Open Court)

1. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has been instituted on behalf of the petitioner, praying as follows:

"I. Pass an Order directing the respondents to ensure that the petitioner Street Vendors be allowed to peacefully vend in terms of the vending certificate issued to them, on their vending sites i.e. Nahar Patari, Meena Bazar, Jama Masjid, Gate No. 2, City SP Zone, Ward-85-N without any hindrance being caused by any public official.

II. Pass an order directing the SHO, PS Kotwali to ensure that the petitioners shall not be forcefully removed from their vending sites.

III. Pass an order directing the respondents, their officials, their agents etc. be restrained from harassing the petitioners from peacefully vending at their vending sites.

IV. Pass an order directing the respondent MCD to correct the nomenclature in the column for vending type from others to stationary street vendor as detailed in the vending certificate issued to the petitioners.

V. Pass an order for quashing and setting aside the terms of certificate of vending printed at the back side of the vending certificate to the extent which is