Case Note & Summary
The petitioner, Rajkumar Moharsing Kori, filed a Public Interest Litigation in a representative capacity seeking rehabilitation of vegetable and other street vendors under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. The petition sought accommodation of vendors at the same place or any other nearby place. During the hearing on 01.12.2025, the petitioner's advocate informed the court that out of 166 vendors listed in the paper-book, all except 63 had been accommodated and allotted places to carry out their commercial activities. The court called for a response from the respondent Corporation. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation filed an affidavit-in-reply dated 19.12.2025 through its Deputy Estate Officer (South Zone), stating that after the enactment of the 2014 Act, the Corporation, in coordination with the Gujarat Urban Livelihood Mission (the nodal agency), undertook a comprehensive city-wide survey of street vendors through a duly appointed agency, Atharva Planning and Research Centre Private Ltd. The survey identified approximately 62,000 street vendors across the city. Upon due verification of records, eligibility, and continuity of vending activities, necessary Identity Cards were issued for allotment of vending zones. The Corporation submitted that the remaining 63 vendors would be accommodated within a period of 8 weeks. The court, after considering the submissions, directed the Corporation to accommodate the remaining 63 vendors within 8 weeks and file a compliance affidavit within two weeks thereafter. The court disposed of the petition and the connected civil application accordingly.
Headnote
A) Street Vendors - Rehabilitation - Accommodation - Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 - The petitioner sought rehabilitation of vegetable and other street vendors under the Act. The court noted that out of 166 vendors, 103 had been accommodated, but 63 remained. The Corporation filed an affidavit stating that a city-wide survey identified 62,000 vendors, and identity cards were issued. The court directed the Corporation to accommodate the remaining 63 vendors within 8 weeks and file a compliance affidavit. (Paras 1-5)
Issue of Consideration
Whether the remaining 63 street vendors out of 166 identified in the petition are entitled to be accommodated/relocated under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, and whether the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has complied with its obligations under the Act.
Final Decision
The court directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to accommodate the remaining 63 street vendors within a period of 8 weeks from the date of the order. The Corporation was also directed to file a compliance affidavit within two weeks thereafter. The petition and the connected civil application were disposed of accordingly.
Law Points
- Rehabilitation of street vendors
- Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act
- 2014
- Public Interest Litigation
- Accommodation of vendors
- Compliance with statutory scheme
