: The Delhi High Court has directed the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to finalise the street vending plan for its entire jurisdiction, including the Palika Bazar area, by November 26, 2026, after expressing concern over repeated delays in the process. A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Dinesh Bhatt issued the directions while hearing a petition filed by the Palika Bazar Shopkeepers Welfare Association. The court observed that the interests of a large number of street vendors, traders and shopkeepers are involved and made it clear that no further delay should be caused by the NDMC or the Delhi government. The court noted that the NDMC had substantially completed its survey of existing tehbazari holders and had received comments from the Delhi Traffic Police. It directed that, after the vending plan is finalised, representatives of vendors, traders and shopkeepers be heard at a meeting scheduled for December 8, 2026, along with the NDMC and the Joint Secretary of the Delhi Government’s Urban Development Department. Each association will be allowed to send only two representatives and one lawyer to the meeting. If changes are required after considering the stakeholders’ objections and suggestions, the NDMC will incorporate them before submitting the revised plan to the Delhi government. The government will then take the final decision under Section 21 of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. The High Court also asked the Chief Secretary of Delhi to ensure that the plan is examined and approved without further delay. The matter has been listed for the next hearing on November 26.
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