IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR

and

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

W.P.No.31724 of 2025

and

W.M.P.Nos.35522 & 35523 of 2025

Moore Market Alikulam Anaithu

Vyabarigal Pothunala Sangam,

Represented by its President,

K.Krishnamoorthy,

S/o.K.P.Konar,

Reg.No.19/2025,

Having its registered office at

No.131, Allikulam Complex, Moore Market,

Chennai – 600 003. ... Petitioner

-Vs-

1. The Commissioner,

Greater Chennai Corporation,

Rippon Buildings,

Chennai – 600 003.

2. The Zonal Officer,

Zone-V,

No.61, Basin Bridge Road,

Chennai – 21.

3. Chockalingam,

Executive Engineer,

Zone-V,

No.61, Basin Bridge Road,

Chennai – 21.

4. Kannan, Assistant Executive Engineer, Zone-V, No.61, Basin Bridge Road, Chennai – 21.

5. Hemachandran, Assistant Engineer, Corporation of Building, Park Town, Chennai – 600 003. ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents from interfering the hawkers mentioned in the annexure to carry their business in People’s Park Road opposite to V.P.Hall which was allotted by Town Vending Committee, Chennai in terms of the provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 pursuant to the representation dated 14.07.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Thirumoorthy For Respondents : Mr.A.Arun Babu Standing Counsel

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.)

The prayer sought for herein is for a writ of mandamus to forbear the respondents from interfering with the hawkers mentioned in the annexure to carry their business in People’s Park Road opposite to V.P.Hall which was allotted by Town Vending Committee, Chennai in terms of the provision of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 pursuant to the representation dated 14.07.2025.

2. Under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, the individual members of the petitioner Association and others made applications to the respondent Chennai Corporation / Town Vending Committee seeking licence / permission to have street vending business which was considered by the Chennai Corporation and such permission was given to them to have street vending business in the locality called ‘People’s Park Road, opposite to V.P.Hall, Chennai’.

3. However, by using the said permission given by the Chennai Corporation / Town Vending Committee to have a street vending business, the members of the petitioner Association and even some other individuals according to the Chennai Corporation have extended their shops by putting up some permanent structure by encroaching upon the public street / road, thereby causing severe hindrance to the free flow of traffic.

4. Therefore, action has become necessitated as already there has been a writ petition filed in W.P.No.5852 of 2024 by Annai Indira Moore Market Sirukadai Vyabarigal Sangam, where an order has been passed by the Division Bench that the petitioner Association of that writ petition or its members can give an application before the Committee constituted under G.O.Ms.No.64, Revenue Department dated 08.02.2022 and if they filed such application before the Committee, the Committee shall consider it on its own merits and in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible.

5. Only pursuant to this direction given by the Court, such permission had been given to the individual seekers who wanted to have the street vending business in the concerned locality where the Corporation while giving such permission has imposed certain conditions that, it is temporary in nature and no permanent structure can be put up and beyond the earmarked place, no other extra space can be occupied or encroached upon by each of the street vendors.

6. Despite the said conditions having been imposed by the Chennai Corporation, while giving such permission / licence to the str