"Jungle Raj": Court Tells Delhi Civic Bodies To Ensure Organised Hawking
NDTV
Delhi High Court said that it was conscious of the fact that vendors have fundamental rights but no fundamental right is absolute
Delhi can't be allowed to be opened for anyone who wishes to come and start hawking activity as it may lead to a 'jungle raj' in the city, the Delhi High Court observed Monday while stressing on the need for proper implementation of the Street Vendors Act to have an organised activity of vending.
The high court directed the local authorities, including the municipal corporations, to initiate the process of preparing the statutory street vending plan under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act.
"The steps taken in this regard be placed before the court on the next date of hearing," a bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Amit Bansal said while listing the matter for further hearing on November 18.
The court was hearing a plea by New Delhi Traders Association, which represents shop owners and operators in the Connaught Place area, that is, Rajiv Chowk and Indira Chowk, seeking directions to the authorities to ensure that illegal hawking and squatting or vending activities in ''No Hawking'' and ''No Vending'' areas of Connaught Place and Connaught Circus stop permanently.
