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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.VELMURUGAN, B.PUGALENDHI
S.Sidtharthan – Appellant
Versus
Ayubkhan, The Commissioner, Kadayanallur Municipality – Respondent
ORDER :
1.The contempt petition in Cont.P(MD)No.1851 of 2019 has been filed by one Sidtharthan, a resident of Dr.Ambedkar Street, Kadayanallur, Tirunelveli, that he is not able to access his house, due to the encroachment of street vendors and hawkers on the streets and public pathways in and around Muppudathi Amman Temple Street, in Ward No.17 & 18. According to him, it is not his grievance alone. More than 100 families residing in and around Muppudathi Amman Temple Street, Kadayanallur Town, Tirunelveli District, were denied ingress and egress through the streets in the morning hours from 07.00 am to 11.00 am and in the evening hours from 05.00 pm to 07.00 pm. With this averment, this petitioner has approached this Court by filing multiple writ petitions from the year 2017.
2.In his first writ petition in WP(MD)No.1981 of 2017, this Court, by its order dated 06.02.2017, directed the Commissioner, Kadayanallur Municipality, to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 12.10.2015 and to remove the encroachments, if any, in Ward Nos.17 & 18, by following due process of law and also within a stipulated time. However, the petitioner, with the same grievance that the encroachme
The court affirmed that street vendors do not have an unqualified right to occupy designated no-vending zones and that proper procedures for eviction as per the relevant statutes were followed.
The court established that street vendors must operate within designated vending zones as determined by the Town Vending Committee, and that licenses issued without proper authority are invalid. The ....
The court reinforced the necessity for local authorities to enforce no-vending schemes effectively, emphasizing zero tolerance for illegal encroachments and the importance of public spaces.
The court established that only street vendors with valid certificates and IDs issued by the Municipal Corporation are authorized to operate, emphasizing compliance with the legislative framework for....
Definition of ‘street vendors’ clearly mentions that they have to carry on business from a temporary built-up structure.
Street vendors cannot be evicted without adherence to statutory provisions, including the completion of surveys and designation of vending zones as mandated by the Street Vendors Act.
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